American History chapter 12

A presidential party candidate favored by his home state is called a ______________.

• bureaucracy

• mudslinging

• favorite son

• laisses-faire

Giving jobs to people as favors for their political support is known as ______________.

• spoils system

• bureaucracy

• institution

• mudslinging

Insulting political opponents was a campaign tactic known as ___________.

• favorite son

• mudslinging

• plurality

• laisses-faire

Majority means more than half.

• True

• False

Plurality means not more than half but the largest single share.

• True

• False

What was the campaign symbol that was used in the 1840 campaign?

• donkey

• elephant

• log cabin

• button

A system of unelected government workers.

• laissez-faire

• spoils system

• bureaucracry

• mudslinging

Letting things take their own course; government does not interfere is an example of _____________.

• bureaucracy

• spoils system

• laissez-faire

• mudslinging

Tariffs increased the prices of European goods in the US.

• True

• False

Who was often called "Old Hickory"?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• William Henry Harrison