UNIT 4. AGE OF JACKSON Sirius STAAR Prep and Practice

Which answer best completes the chart?

• tariffs benefit southern farmers

• tariffs raise the cost of living

• tariffs encourage immigration

• tariffs hurt southern manufacturers

In his South Carolina Exposition and Protest, John Calhoun argued that--

• President Andrew Jackson should be impeached

• a state could declare a federal law unconstitutional

• states should set their own tariff rates

• the US Supreme Court had exceeded its constitutional authority

The theory of states' rights was used to justify --

• the Underground railroad

• declaration of war

• abolitionism

• system of slavery

How could you infer that this decision is from the 1st Supreme Court case brought by the Cherokees?

• It confirms that each Cherokee living in the US was a ward of the federal government

• it describes the Cherokees as dependents, rather than as a sovereign nation.

• it grants the Cherokees sovereignty

• it describes teh Cherokees' action of appealing the decision

What event followed from this proclamation?

• Worcester v. Georgia

• The end of the Seminole Wars

• The Trail of Tears

• The creation of Indian Territory

Which answer best explains how suffrage was related to the elections of 1824 and 1828?

• In 1824 Adams restricted suffrage to give himself a better chance

• After Jackson's election in 1828, suffrage was expanded

• Suffrage increased in both elections due to fewer voting restrictions

• Suffrage had nothing to do with Jackson's victory in 1828

What major characteristic of Jacksonian Democracy is illustrated ?

• the spoils system

• the empowerment of the common man

• decentralization of power

• building coalitions with the opposition

The Whig Party that emerged in the 1830s was initially defined by its--

• support of the abolitionist movement

• opposition to the policies of Andrew Jackson

• bias toward the northeastern states

• platform of westward expansion

The chart contains Andrew Jackson's arguments against --

• the institution of slavery

• the Electoral College

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Bank of the United States

A newspaper in which city would most likely have this quotation in one of its editorials?

• Boston, MA

• Charleston, SC

• Chicago, IL

• Richmond, VA