Expanding Democracy (USHA)

The “corrupt bargain” of ______ led to the formation of a new political party.

• 1830

• 1824

• 1832

• 1828

Before 1820, only white men who owned property and paid taxes could vote.

• true

• false

In 1820, the U.S. had two official political parties.

• true

• false

In 1820, men voted by saying whom they were voting for, not by secret ballot.

• true

• false

In 1820, voter participation was less than ______ percent of adult white males.

• 20

• 30

• 10

• 5

In ________, an economic crisis swept through the country where many people lost their homes and farms.

• 1819

• 1822

• 1816

• 1832

Which were changes to the voting process after 1820?

• more polling places were created, and they stayed open longer

• voters no longer called out their votes; they wrote them down

• public conventions were held to nominate candidates

• all answer choices are correct

Today, we still use some of the voting processes that began in the 1820s.

• true

• false

Which is a voting practice that began in the 1820s that we still use today? click all that apply

• local polling places

• written ballots

• popular nominations

• popularly elected members of the Electoral College

After the _________, the U.S. went back to having only one official political party.

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Spanish-American War