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

In the Election of 1824 who got the most Popular Votes and Electoral College votes?

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

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

What did followers of Andrew Jackson call themselves?

• Democrats
• Democrat Republicans
• National Republicans
• Federalists

What was the nickname of President Andrew Jackson given to him by his soldiers?

• "Old Codger"
• "Old Hickory"
• "Old iron Side"
• "The Old Man"

In the 1820's voting rights expanded to include who?

• All white men 21 and over.
• All white men and women over 21.
• All White and Black men 21 and older.
• All white and Native Americans 21 or older.

Andrew Jackson had to deal with three major issues under his presidency; which one is NOT one of them?

• The Status of Native Americans
• States Rights
• The Role of the Bank of the United States
• Slavery

In the 1830's which US political figure argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws they believed were unconstitutional?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Andrew Jackson

• John C. Calhoun

• James Monroe

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