Andrew Jackson Quiz

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations
• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions
• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors
• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

• Votes were cast by secret ballot
• Voter participation increased
• Property qualification for voting were strengthened
• Poll taxes were reduced

Jackson faced all of the following EXCEPT:

• The National Bank
• Native American Removal
• States’ Rights
• Common Man

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.
• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.
• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.
• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

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?

Why did Andrew Jackson oppose the Second Bank of United States?

• He believed it was inefficient and poorly managed

• He thought it was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy

• He considered it an obstacle to industrial progress and expansion

• He believed it favored the rights of states over the federal government

Which statement describes a position of the party that agreed with the cartoonist's view of Jackson?

• They complained about Jackson's extravagant lifestyle

• They opposed Jackson for his effort to start a war with Great Britain

• They criticized Jackson as a leader with unrestrained power

• They objected to Jackson;s attempt to reduce the number of Supreme Court justices

What was the issue in Worcester v Georgia?

• The taxation of Cherokee lands

• The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people

• The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation

• The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people

How did the Supreme court decision in Worcester v Georgia affect American Indians.

• The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians

• The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers

• More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands

• Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals

Which connotational question was raised and debated because of the actions described in this excerpt?

• Can states nullify the Federal law

• Can federal government take control of private property

• Can states apply full faith and credit to other states

• Can the federal government guarantee due process