Age of Jackson STAAR Review

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

• Votes were cast by secret ballot

• Property qualifications for voting were strengthened

• Poll taxes were reduced

• Voter participation increased

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

• Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to-

• the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices

• an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state

• a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution

• the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt?

• The passage of the Dawes Act

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The adoption of Indian removal policies

• The Battle of Tippecanoe

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?

• The taxation of Cherokee lands

• The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people

• The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation

• The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

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How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

• The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands

• Reservation policies overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals