Heritage 3rd grade Chapter 6: Andrew Jackson & Democracy

Who won the POPULAR vote in the Election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• William Crawford

What happens in a presidential election if no one receives enough votes from the Electoral College?

• Everyone has to vote again.

• No one wins.

• The person who received the most popular votes wins.

• The House of Representatives decides.

Why could Henry Clay decide the winner of the election of 1824?

• He was one of the other men running for president.

• He led the House of Representatives.

• He was older than the other men.

• He received the most popular votes.

What happened that made Andrew Jackson think Clay and Adams made a corrupt (dishonest) deal?

• Henry Clay didn't pick Andrew Jackson as president.

• Adams made Clay secretary of state after Clay picked him as the next president.

• Henry Clay was in charge of the Electoral College.

• Adams beat Jackson, so Jackson was a sore loser.

Which of these was NOT part of the plan John Quincy Adams had when he became president?

• sell land in the west to make a profit to build roads and canals

• wanted to strengthen the army and navy

• wanted the US to use the metric system

• wanted to build banks in Washington, D.C.

Who ran again in the election of 1828?

• Adams and Clay

• Adams and Jackson

• Jackson and Clay

• Clay and Crawford

What did Jackson use to spread his message when he ran for president in 1828?

• the radio

• texting and Instagram

• books and magazines

• the newspaper

What was Jackson's message as he ran for president in 1828?

• He was the best man for the job.

• He wanted honest government leaders.

• He didn't want the people to have more say in government.

• He would let everyone pick their own flavor of ice cream.

Who won the election of 1828?

• It was a tie.

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

Why did so many people show up on the day Jackson took office as president?

• People thought Jackson was "the people's president."

• They wanted to hear Jackson's speech.

• They wanted government jobs.

• They had nothing else to do.