Chapter 11 Review

The 1824 presidential election was decided by the _________ .

• popular vote

• the U.S. Senate

• the U.S. House of Representatives

• the Electoral College

Which person was a favorite son candidate from Tennessee in the 1824 election?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• William H. Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

Which 1824 presidential nominee was the son of a former president?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• William H. Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

Which act did Congress pass in order to relocate the Native Americans in the Southeast United States?

• The Morrill Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Treaty of Two Pines

• The Black Hawk Act

An overwhelming victory in an election is a

• plurality

• landslide

• majority

• mudslinging

Some Southerners wanted to break away from the United States, or to _______

• nullify

• secede

• landslide

• laissez-faire

When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies, it was called:

• the spoils system

• mudslinging

• suffrage

• bureaucracy

The candidate that receives the largest single share of the votes has the:

• majority

• plurality

• landslide

• mudslinging

In which state did the Cherokee Trail of Tears start?

• Tennessee
• Alabama
• North Carolina
• Georgia

If a candidate receives more than half of the votes, they are said to have received a ______ of the votes.

• majority

• plurality

• landslide

• mudslinging