Age of Jackson Quiz 2025

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

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state laws?

• Does the president have the authority to use the military to enforce the law?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?

• Renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States

• Elimination of the spoils system

• Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

• Increased levels of voter participation

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The election of Andrew Jackson as president

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

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.

During the Nullification Crisis of 1832, South Carolina sought to repeal a ________ to demonstrate its support for ________.

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

What was a major reason for the federal government’s involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by –

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

I am a law that was applauded in the North, but despised in the South. Manufacturers liked me. Farmers wished I would go away. My passage led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832. What law am I?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Tariff of Abominations

• Independent Treasury Act