Age of Jackson Day 3

Jackson believed in a limited government but a strong ___.

• presidency

• common man

• spoils system

• suffrage

Which statement describes the response to the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832?    

Select TWO correct answers.   

 

• Southern states proposed a change to the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution.  

• Both northern and southern states elected new members to the Supreme Court.       

• Northern states favored the tariffs because it helped strengthen their industrial-based economy.   

• South Carolina argued that the Tenth Amendment gave states the power to declare the federal tariff null.    

Which of the following is an example of the “spoil system”?

• Farmers leaving their produce out in the sun to spoil as a means of protesting a protective tariff

• Congress only approving laws introduced by the Supreme Court

• John Q. Adams selecting his father to be Secretary of State

• Jackson selecting people who supported his campaign to receive government positions

Match the following

• Mercantilism

• British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists

• Cause of War of 1812

• Turning point of war; France supported the Americans

• 8th Amendment

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

• Saratoga

• British impressment of U.S. sailors

Andrew Jackson called rewarding his campaign supporters with political offices the ​ (a)   . Jacksonian Democracy expanded ​ (b)   to the common man. The ​ (c)   decided the presidential election of 1824. ​ (d)   helped secure the votes needed to elect John Quincy Adams as president.

• spoils system
• suffrage
• House of Representatives
• Henry Clay

​ (a)   _ is where each branch of government has some power over the other two branches. British impressment of U.S. sailors into the British Navy was a main cause of the ​ (b)   . Andrew Jackson was seen as a hero for the ​ (c)   . The Proclamation of 1763 angered the American colonists because they desire the ​ (d)   west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Checks and balances
• War of 1812
• common man
• land

This excerpt describes the Election of 1828.

Which of the following were effects of Jackson’s victory in the Election of 1828?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Women, African Americans, and Native Americans were given the right to vote.

• Ordinary citizens became engaged in government issues.

• Suffrage was expanded to most white men over the age of 21.

• Rich politicians maintained power in most levels of government.

Jackson and his supporters accused John Q. Adams of using the ​ (a)   to win the presidential election. In 1215, Britain limited the power of the King in a document called the ​ (b)   . America copied this idea by having a president, but not making him all powerful. The ​ (c)   gives all the powers not given to the Federal government to the states. One issue the Democrat-Republicans and Federalists disagreed about was the future ​ (d)   of America.

• corrupt bargain
• magna carta
• 10th Amendment
• economy

What was one major criticism of Andrew Jackson’s use of the spoils system?

• It allowed the president to remove Supreme Court justices.

• It resulted in unqualified individuals being appointed to government positions.

• It prevented political parties from nominating a presidential candidate.

• It forced all government employees to be elected by popular vote.

Which sentence completes this cause-and-effect diagram?

• Trade with Eastern European nations was banned.

• Voting rights were granted to Chinese immigrants.

• The Western Hemisphere was closed to further colonization.

• Protective tariffs encouraged U.S. manufacturing.