A Jackson vocabulary

What was the "Kitchen Cabinet"?

• A) A group of official advisors to President Andrew Jackson

• B) A group of unofficial advisors to President Andrew Jackson

• C) A type of furniture in the White House

• D) A nickname for the White House kitchen staff

What is the "Spoils System"?

• A) The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

• B) The practice of spoiling food supplies during a war

• C) A system of distributing spoils of war

• D) A method of dividing land among settlers

What does "Suffrage" mean?

• A) The right to own property

• B) The right to vote in political elections

• C) The right to free speech

• D) The right to a fair trial

What is a "Majority"?

• A) Less than half of a given group

• B) Exactly half of a given group

• C) More than half of a given group

• D) A small portion of a given group

What are "States' Rights"?

• A) The rights and powers held by the federal government

• B) The rights and powers held by individual states

• C) The rights of citizens within a state

• D) The rights of states to secede from the union

What is "Nullification"?

• A) The idea that a state can invalidate any federal law it deems unconstitutional

• B) The process of passing a federal law

• C) The act of nullifying a state law

• D) The process of amending the Constitution

What is "Democracy"?

• A) A system of government by a single ruler

• B) A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives

• C) A system of government by a small group of elites

• D) A system of government without any leaders

What is "Land Speculation"?

• A) The practice of buying land with the hope that it will increase in value

• B) The practice of selling land at a loss

• C) The practice of farming land for profit

• D) The practice of dividing land among heirs

What is the "Popular Vote"?

• A) The vote cast by the electoral college

• B) The total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by the electorate

• C) The vote cast by members of Congress

• D) The vote cast by state legislatures

What is the "Electoral Vote"?

• A) The vote cast by the general public

• B) The vote cast by the electoral college for president and vice president

• C) The vote cast by state governors

• D) The vote cast by the Supreme Court