Jackson's Presidency Test Review

Why did the House of Representatives select the winner of the presidential election of 1824?

• Both candidates received the same amount of electoral votes.

• Because there were four candidates, no one won the majority of the votes.

• The House of Representatives had the power to choose the President at the time.

• They both received the same amount of popular votes.

What role did Henry Clay play in the outcome of the Election of 1824?

• He convinced Democrats in the House of Representatives to support Adams in exchange for the job as Secretary of State.

• He was part of the political organization created by Jackson that held rallies and parades to gain votes and support.

• He convinced the House of Representatives to support Jackson in exchange for the job as his Vice President.

What was the outcome of the Election of 1824?

• The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams.

• Andrew Jackson won the majority vote and became the 6th president.

• The House of Representatives elected Andrew Jackson.

• John Quincy Adams won the majority vote and became the 6th president.

Which two presidential candidates were accused of making a "Corrupt Bargain?"

• John Q. Adams and Henry Clay

• Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams

• William Crawford and John Q. Adams

How did voting rights change in the early 1800s?

• Senators began to be elected by popular vote rather than by state legislatures.

• Free African Americans and women were allowed full political freedom and participation.

• Issues became the key subjects of political campaigns rather than personalities.

• Most states removed the property and tax paying qualification for voting from their constitution.

How did the expansion of voting rights impact voter participation?

• Voter participation increased tremendously.

• Voter participation stayed the same.

• Voter participation decreased.

What impact did the expansion of voting rights have on African Americans, Native Americans, and women?

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

• Only Native Americans and women were given the right to vote.

• Only women were given the right to vote.

• African Americans, Native Americans, and women were still not given the right to vote.

What is the expansion of voting rights in the early 1800s also called?

• Jacksonian Democracy

• The Trail of Tears

• The Corrupt Bargain

• Spoils System

What two political parties formed the Second Party System of the United States?

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Democratic Republican Party and Federalist Party

• Whig Party and Democratic Party

• National Republicans and Jacksonian Democrats

This political party consisted of smaller southern planers, urban workers, artisans, immigrants and Catholics.

• Whig Party

• Democratic Party