Jacksonian Democracy

The election of 1828 voting rights were expanded and allowed this group of citizens to vote

• All white American males

• Women

• Black Americans

• All the above

4. Why did South Carolina pass the Nullification Act?

• To protect the rights of manufacturers

• To strengthen the Union and nationalism

• To protest the resignation of Vice President Calhoun

• To protest the tariff because it did not favor their economy.

When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:

• support system
• the spoils system
• Jacksonian Democracy
• nullification

The event where Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams in the Election of 1824, and subsequently was made Secretary of State was called...

• The Backdoor Deal

• The Corrupt Bargain

• The Bad Deal

• The New Deal

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that _____.

• political participation by the common man should be increased

• the wealthy posed no danger to the Republic

• the National Republican party alone knew what was right for the people

• political rights should be granted to women

What does nullification mean?

• Leaving the Union

• Joining the Union

• Taxing imports/exports

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

Why was Jackson preparing to use force against South Carolina.

• South Carolina had declared war on the Union.

• South Carolina was threatening to secede from the Union

• South Carolina had been taken over by rebels.

In the Corrupt Bargain, Henry Clay was appointed

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Vice President

• President

• Secretary of State

Voter participation increased due to...

• recognizing a woman’s right to vote
• permitting free African Americans to vote
• eliminating property qualifications for voting
• extending citizenship to American Indian tribes