The Age of Jackson

What changes did the new western states make that allowed more people to vote?

• Gave the people the right to nominate their electors

• loosened voting requirements to let more white men vote

• all the above

• made it possible for women to vote

How did nominating conventions allow the people more say in politics?

• Gave people them the right to vote for President

• it replaced the electoral college

• gave the people more of a say in deciding a political party's candidates

• all the above

How might changes in the voting process brought about by Jacksonian Democracy affect politics in the future

• Expansion in voting might lead to elected official who represent a broader range of the common people;s views

• It would not affected future voting systems

• Probably

• Maybe not

Which two parties faced off in the election of 1828 ? Which candidate did each party support

• Socialist:- Martin Van Buren Federalist John C. Calhoun

• Progressive : Alondra Lopez Anti- Federalist Leilani Cerdas

• Democrat: - Andrew Jackson National Republicans:- John Quincy Adams

• Democrats: James Madison Republicans William Jefferson Clinton

Why did Jackson have more support than Adams

• Adams was considered elite and out of touch with everyday people

• Jackson was a war hero

• Jackson was considered a self made man

• All the above

On what were the economics of the Northern, Southern and Western states based on

• North: farming, Southern; Slavery and Western; Indian removal

• North; trade and manufacturing, South; Agriculture, West:farming and settlements

• All the above

• None of the above

Why were northern and southerners at odds over tariffs?

• assumed that one was getting a better economic advantage

• Their economies differed higher tariffs helped the industrial North .but hurt the agricultural South

• They were both in agreement over the tariffs

• all the above

What idea did supporters of states rights doctrine promote?

• That federal government should conrttol land and states the government

• That states rights should be secondary to Federal laws

• That states should have no rights

• State power should be greater than federal power

What problems resulted in weakening the Second National bank?

• Their wasn't enough money to loan out

• Resulted in people not trusting banks and keeping their money under their mattresses

• Smaller banks began offering easy credit terms for buying land, which led to inflation

• Banks were laying off employees

Jackson vetoed the bill to renew the Second Bank of the United states because it didn't think the Bank was constitutional

• True

• False