AGE OF JACKSON

"I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United states, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution..."

-Proclamation, President Andrew Jackson

The Proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shays's Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Civil War

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The Election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of the Protective Tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

Speaker 1: A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress. After all, the national government is supposed to share power with the states

Speaker 2: I believe that you are wrong. The states do share power with the national government, but the Constitution says the national government has supremacy.

The Speakers are debating an issue that eventually became known as the-

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nullification Crisis

• Missouri Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which Congressional leader proposed the MIssouri Compromise, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and helped to resolve the disputed election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• John C. Cahoun

• Daniel Webster

Why did President Jackson support the introduction of a "Spoils System"

• It would end vetoing bills he disliked

• It would have to be enforced by Supreme Court Decitions

• It would remove Native American Indians from their traditional lands.

• It would open up jobs in government to average citizens

Which Political leader argued that states could nullify (cancel) federal laws?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

What was one of the South's objections to the higher tariffs enacted by Congress?

• They would allow them access to cheap foreign imports

• They would prevent domestic manufacturing from growing

• They would redistribute wealth among AMerican Social Classes

• They would make it more difficult to export crops

What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Sorrows
• Trail of Tears
• Nullification Act

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Who became president in the election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• John C. Calhoun
• Andrew Jackson