Age of Jackson

Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their champion?

• Merchants in New England
• Native Americans in the North
• Common men across the country
• Wealthy planters in the South

Who won the election of 1824?

• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• William Crawford

Who won the election of 1824?

• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• William Crawford

Which Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia could not take Cherokee lands?

• Gibbons vs Ogden
• Marbury vs Madison
• Worcester vs Georgia
• McCulloch vs Maryland

To nullify a law means …

• to agree to the law
• to secede.
• to void or cancel the law.
• to vote on the law.

What requirement was eliminated in order to allow more people to vote?

• Be a male
• Own property
• Be 18 years of age
• Pay taxes

The theory of nullification, whereby a state can reject a federal law, was most likely argued by

• John C. Calhoun
• John Marshall
• James Madison
• Andrew Jackson

^{All of the following are associated with Jacksonian democracy EXCEPT}

• extension of the right to vote.
• national nominating conventions.
• spoils system.
• decrease in presidential powers.

The spoils system refers to

• the informal advisers to President Jackson.
• the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.
• giving jobs to one's political supporters.
• the banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank.

One limitation to democracy during the Jackson era was that

• there were only two political parties.
• the number of voters was decreasing.
• Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court.
• women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.