Jacksonian Democracy

South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Tariff Trouble

• The Carolina Crisis

• Jackson's Fury

President Jackson felt that in order to limit elite power, he should award his political supporters with jobs and positions in his government. This practice became known by what name?

• The Buddy System

• The Back Scratch Affair

• The Spoils System

• Friends and Family Plan

What legislative action did Congress push through with the help of President Jackson, despite the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding native tribes in the Southern US?

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Land Swap Act

• The Indian Relocation Law

How did Jackson react to the Worcester v. Georgia Supreme Court case?

• He ignored it and allowed the forced removal of Cherokee Nation.

• He allowed Cherokee Nation to remain on their lands.

• He agreed with the ruling and apologized to Cherokee Nation.

• He got into a fist fight with Chief Justice John Marshall

When the state of Georgia tried to removed the Cherokee from their lands, the Cherokee decided to --

• take their case to court against Georgia

• move peacefully to the West

• declare war against Georgia

• burn all the land around them as retaliation

To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.

• Secede

• Blockade

• Sovereign

• Freedmen

•People who are employed by the government and receive a salary

• Ministries

• Civil Servant

• Cabinet

• Politician

What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?

• damaging the reputations of one’s political opponents

• celebrating one’s victory over a period of months

• raising the wages of one’s staff after a victory

• rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs

One group of trusted advisers to President Jackson called the _______ was an informal group that sometimes met in the White House

• Nominating Convention

• Spoils System

• Kitchen Cabinet

• Democratic Party

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.