AH Andrew Jackson Quiz #1

What does the word nullify mean?

• To leave or withdraw from a country

• To declare something illegal

• To choose to ignore something someone says

• To declare something doesn't have authority over or apply to you

What does it mean to “secede?”

• To withdraw from a club, country, or organization

• To join a club, country, or organization

• To threaten to leave a country

• To choose to ignore a law in a country

Which of the following quotes best describes a belief in the state’s rights theory?

• “State’s have rights, even more than the national government!”

• “Yes, state’s have rights, but no more than the national government does!”

• “Hmm…I think state’s are important, but both should be treated equally!”

• “State’s should have more power than the national government and shouldn’t have to follow their laws”

Which man led the charge for South Carolina to secede during the nullification crisis??

• Andrew Jackson

• Nicholas Biddle

• John C Calhoun

• Black Hawk

Protective tariffs hurt

• women.

• farmers.

• enslaved workers.

• factory owners.

John C. Calhoun championed nullification because he believed that

• John C. Calhoun championed nullification because he believed that

• protective tariffs benefited southern cotton planters.

• the South needed to industrialize to catch up with the North.

• the South needed to industrialize to catch up with the North.

What was the main idea of nullification?

• The President could do whatever he pleased.

• Congress had power over the Supreme Court.

• States could void federal laws.

• The Supreme Court could overturn presidential decisions.

Who opposed the "Tariff of Abominations"?

• new immigrants

• northern industrialists

• enslaved Africans

• southern planters

The nullification crisis in 1833 was resolved by

• South Carolina's secession

• the use of military troops under the Force Bill.

• the passage of nullification ordinances by several other southern states.

• a compromise tariff supported by President Jackson.

The kitchen cabinet refers to

• the informal advisers to President Jackson.

• the removal of the Cherokee from their lands.

• giving jobs to one's political supporters.

• the spread of democracy