Age of Jackson CFA

What contributed to the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

• Renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States

• Elimination of the spoils system

• Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

• Expanded suffrage

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

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Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

• Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?

• The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia's anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court

• Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land

• The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia

• Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees

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

• Shay's Rebellion

• The War of 1812

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Civil War

Which political leader argued that states could nullify a federal law?

• John C. Calhoun

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

What was the outcome of Worcester v. Georgia?

• Supreme Court sides with Georgia; the Cherokee are forced to move

• Supreme Court sides with the Cherokee; the Cherokee get to stay in Georgia

• Supreme Court sides with the Cherokee; Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling

• Supreme Court sides with Georgia; Andrew Jackson allows the Cherokee to stay

What change to voting occurred during this time period?

• Requirement to own property in order to vote added

• Requirement to own property in order to vote removed

• All men regardless of race are allowed to vote

• All people are allowed to vote

Jackson's loss in the 1824 presidential election is called -

• Tariff of Abominations

• Nullification Crisis

• Corrupt Bargain

• Spoils System