11.1 Quiz

Name the 1824 presidential candidate that was the son of a president

• Andrew Jackson

• William Crawford

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

During the election of 1824 no candidate had a majority of electoral votes. How was the election decided?

• Supreme Court Decision

• In the Senate

• In the House of Representatives

• A second election

In the "Corrupt Bargain", Henry Clay agreed to help John Quincy Adams win the election in return for this cabinet position?

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of State

• Vice President

• Attorney General

The practice of ruining your political opponents reputations with insults in known as what?

• Gerrymandering

• Spoils

• Caucus

• Mudslinging

Which presidential election is associated with looking out for the "common man" and nicknamed "Old Hickory"

• William Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

In the spoils system what happened to government employees?

• They are replaced with the winners supporters

• They are given a raise and more"spoils"

• They are moved to a different department

• They are tested for loyalty to the new president

How did democracy expand during the Jackson administration?

• Women were now allowed to vote

• African-Americans were now allowed to vote

• All white men were now allowed to vote, not just the rich

• Native Americans were now allowed to vote

Jackson's supporters changed the caucus system in exchange for what?

• Primaries

• Nominating Conventions

• Straw Polls

• Exit Polls

What state wanted to secede from the Union due to high tariffs

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

What did the nullification act claim

• The federal government could nullify international treaties

• The state government could nullify international treaties

• The state government could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional

• The federal government could nullify Native American rights