Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson ran for president twice against

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Quincy Adams

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.

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Worcester v. Georgia

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

• the spoils system.

• Jacksonian democracy.

• mudslinging.

• a corrupt bargain.

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Battle of Saratoga

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by?

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation.
• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation.
• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation.

The proclamation excerpted below was issued during which of these historical events?

• Shays’s Rebellion
• The War of 1812
• The Nullification Crisis
• The Civil War

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

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

• A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
• tariffs were lowered
• women gained the right to vote
• African Americans were allowed to vote

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.