Unit 6 Lesson 1 - Andrew Jackson election/Jacksonian Democracy

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

Andrew Jackson was known as a "Man of the ​ ​ (a)   "

• People
• Mob
• Army
• Government
• South
• North

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What event does this political cartoon represent?

(a)  

• The Spoils System
• The Seminole Wars
• The Indian Removal Act
• Veto Power

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. The practice was called the spoil system, which statement describes the system?

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

• the idea that the common people should control their government
• the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
• the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
• the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

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

(a)  

• the rich and well-born.
• Native Americans.
• the common people.
• states' rights supporters.

Why did three times as many people vote i the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?

• By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.
• By 1828, voting laws had been changed in most states to give all white men the right to vote.
• The United States had twice as many states in 1828 as it had in 1824.
• The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824.

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

(a)  

• Battle of New Orleans
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Little Big Horn
• Battle of Saratoga

Who became president in the election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• John C. Calhoun
• Andrew Jackson

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

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