Unit 5: Age of Jackson

"Jacksonian Democracy" refers to -

• the "common man" participating in government.

• rewarding political supporters with government jobs.

• voting directly on every issue instead of for a representative

• allowing women to have the right to vote

Why was Andrew Jackson's election in 1828 significant to the development of American politics?

• It was the first to impose a poll tax on voters

• It was the first election when black males could vote for president

• It led to the development of the Republican Party

• It was more democratic as suffrage was extended to more white males

President Jackson vetoed the charter for the Second National Bank. Congress held a vote to override his veto, but did not have 2/3 majority.

Which principle of government is this an example of?

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Power

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Manufacturing in the United States increased.

• The economic downturn in the Panic of 1837.

• The Spoils System was practiced in the federal government.

• Suffrage was expanded to more groups.

The economic identity of the North was -

• focused on the plantation system

• focused on exploring and exploiting new land

• focused on agriculture

• focused on factories and trade

Southerners objected to the Tariff of Abominations because it -

• decreased the size of plantations.

• taxed domestic agricultural products.

• removed taxes on foreign agricultural imports.

• made foreign manufactured goods more expensive.

"States have the right to reject a law they judge unconstitutional" is the definition of -

• sectionalism

• nullification

• suffrage

• abomination

What was Andrew Jackson's viewpoint on nullification?

• He thought that states were justified in nullifying federal laws

• He disagreed with the claim that states had the right to nullify federal laws

• He saw it as a threat to the government's ability to negotiate with American Indians

• He believed it gave the Supreme Court's power of judicial review to the states

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

Stating that "the general government came from the people of several states . . . acting in their separate and sovereign capacity . . ." best represents which of the following?

• Universal suffrage

• Federal power

• States' rights

• Unalienable rights