Jacksonian Era Day 3

Who said this quote?

• Andrew Jackson

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Winston Churchill

• Martin Luther King Jr.

"Although not the first crisis that dealt with state authority over perceived unconstitutional infringements on its sovereignty, the Nullification Crisis represented a pivotal moment in American history."

Which statement describes the response to the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832? Select TWO correct answers.

• Southern states proposed a change to the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution.

• Both northern and southern states elected new members to the Supreme Court.

• Northern states favored the tariffs because it helped strengthen their industrial-based economy.

• South Carolina argued that the Tenth Amendment gave states the power to declare the federal tariff null.

The Nullification Crisis was a conflict between the U.S. federal government and South Carolina over the latter's attempt to nullify federal tariffs. How was it resolved?

• Through military intervention by the federal government

• By South Carolina seceding from the Union

• With the Compromise Tariff of 1833

• By abolishing all federal tariffs

Andrew Jackson called rewarding his campaign supporters with political offices the _____________________________________________.

• Spoil system.

• Merit system.

• Patronage system.

• Civil service system.

Jacksonian Democracy expanded ____________________________________________ to the common man. Word bank: War of 1812, Henry Clay, Spoil system, Checks and balances, Suffrage, House of Representatives.

• Suffrage.

• War of 1812.

• Henry Clay.

• Checks and balances.

The ____________________________________________ decided the presidential election of 1824.

• House of Representatives.

• Senate.

• Supreme Court.

• Electoral College.

____________________________________________ helped secure the votes needed to elect John Q. Adams as President.

• Henry Clay.

• War of 1812.

• Spoil system.

• Checks and balances.

____________________________________________ is where each branch of government has some power over the other two branches.

• Checks and balances.

• War of 1812.

• Henry Clay.

• Spoil system.

British impressment of U.S. sailors into the British Navy was a main cause of the _____________________________________________.

• War of 1812.

• American Civil War.

• Revolutionary War.

• Spanish-American War.

What was the primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• To establish trade relations with Asia.

• To prevent European colonization in the Americas.

• To promote industrialization in the U.S.

• To expand the U.S. territory westward.