Jacksonian Democracy 12-1

In the election of 1824, the four candidates were all ____.

• Whigs

• Republicans

• Democratic Republicans

• Nationalists

Who decided the election of 1824?

• the Supreme Court

• the Electoral College

• the House of Representatives

• the voters

President John Quincy Adams believed in a strong federal government.

• True

• False

In the election of 1828, the National Republicans supported ____.

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• William Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

• to give jobs to his supporters

• to create a new Cabinet position

• to choose his Cabinet members

• to choose a justice for the Supreme Court

Vice President John C. Calhoun opposed President Jackson over nullification.

• True

• False

Although President Jackson believed in states' rights, he supported ____.

• the Supreme Court

• nullification

• secession

• a strong nation

South Carolina's Nullification Acts were a response to the spoils system.

• True

• False

President Jackson vetoed a bill about ____.

• secession

• nullification

• roads in Kentucky

• tariffs

____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.

• Use of the spoils system

• Changes in state requirements to vote

• An increase in political parties

• Use of tariffs to protect American goods