Module 10

This is where party members choose the party's candidates instead of the party leaders.

• Democratic Party

• nominating conventions

• Republican Party

• spoils system

Which term describes the practice of trading government jobs for political support?

• Merit system

• Civil service

• Spoils system

• Pluralism

This period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influences, in the 1820's and 1830's later became known as

• Jacksonian Republican

• Jacksonian Democracy

• Jacksonian Republic

• Democratic Republic

Which party was formed to support Jackson's candidacy?

• Republican Party

• Independent Party

• Democratic Party

• Hip Hop Party

____________ was Andrew Jackson's vice presidential running mate.

In Jackson's official cabinet Secretary of State Martin Van Buren was one of his most hated enemies.

• True

• False

An informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen.

• Democratic Party

• National Republic

• spoils system

• Kitchen Cabinet

What two new political parties faced off in the election of 1828?

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

• National Republic Party

• National Party

Why did Andrew Jackson have more popular support than did Adams?

Answer explanation

War Hero

self made man

common man

Congress placing a high tariff on imports is called

• Taxes

• spoils system

• Tariff of Abominations

• States' right doctrine