Jacksonian Democracy

A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.

• Favorite Son
• Mudslinging
• Spoil System
• Plurality

Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.

• Bureaucracy
• Mudslinging
• Spoil System
• Plurality

Who was the Speaker of the House who was involved in the "Corrupt Bargain" that led to John Quincy Adams becoming President.

• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams
• William Crawford

Which president said he was going to do two things: 1) Look out for the common man, and 2) Push majority Rule?

• John Quincy Adams
• Donald Trump
• James Monroe
• Andrew Jackson

Which group directly benefittedfrom the ideas of Jacksonian Democracy during the early 1800's?

• White American males

• African slaves

• White American women

• Native Americans

South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Tariff Trouble

• The Carolina Crisis

• Jackson's Fury

President Jackson felt that in order to limit elite power, he should award his political supporters with jobs and positions in his government. This practice became known by what name?

• The Buddy System

• The Back Scratch Affair

• The Spoils System

• Friends and Family Plan

How did Andrew Jackson gain fame

• Signing the Declaration of independance
• The Revolutionary war
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of New Orleans

What did Andrew Jackson shut down by vetoing its contract

• The republican party
• The democratic party
• The National Bank
• The Elections

What did Andrew Jackson think only benefited the rich?

• The Banks
• The Farms
• The hospitals
• The voters