Chapter 9 Jacksonian America

In 1828, in all but one state, presidential electors were chosen by

• state legislatures

• popular vote

• lottery

• Congress

In 1840, efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

• new laws that actually further restricted voting rights

• federal troops occupying the state capital for two years

• an effort within the state to secede from the Union

• two governments claiming control of the state

President Andrew Jackson sought to apply his democratic principles by first targeting

• the wealthy New England aristocracy

• the southern planter class

• the Whig opponents

• federal officeholders

By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

• a desired and essential part of the democratic process

• a dangerous threat to the democratic process

• unnecessary to the political process

• being in the control of special interest factions

In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

• New Jersey

• New York

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy

• there should be one national political party

• all white male citizens should be treated equally

• all white Americans should eventually be given the vote

• slavery should not extend into the West

In the 1820s John C. Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification

• to reduce the political power of Andrew Jackson

• as an alternative to possible secession

• as a means to end the national bank

• so support trade tariffs

The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was that

• the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended

• John Eaton's ties with the administration were strengthened

• Martin Van Buren had a political falling-out with President Jackson

• the political strength of President Jackson was weakened

The Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate of 1830 was begun by a political dispute over

• trade with England

• slavery

• the sale of public land

• the value of the two-party system

Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

• New York

• Ohio

• South Carolina

• Pennsylvania