Andrew Jackson Vocabulary

The 'Spoils System' refers to:

• Tax on imported goods

• Giving someone a government job in exchange for political favors/support

• A place reserved for a specific group of people

• Growth into new land.

One reform that took place during Jackson’s presidency was the closing of the Second Bank of the United States and the strengthening of ___ ________________, which printed more bank notes than they had gold or silver.

• petition

• veto

• pet banks

• Jacksonian Democracy

Jackson believed in ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   , meaning each state was independent and sovereign, unless it threatened the unification of the U.S.

• state's

• rights

• Jacksonian

• Democracy

• veto

• petition

________________ ________________ was a democratic movement, expanding rights for the common man. However, it only benefited white men.

• Jacksonian Democracy

• spoils system

• Industrialization

• Women's suffrage

What term is used to describe the negative campaigning that occurred during the Election of 1828?

Andrew Jackson's supporters were the "_______ _______," -- i.e. laborers, farmers, and frontiersmen.

• Common Man

• Republicans

• Rich Man

• Bankers

Jackson thought that government jobs should be given to those who showed loyalty to the political party that was in power. As a result, he hired friends to these important positions in what is referred to as the ________________ ________________.

• Jacksonian Democracy

• spoils system

• petitions

• Trail of Tears

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

• the spoils system.

• Jacksonian democracy.

• mudslinging.

• a corrupt bargain.

The 'Spoils System' refers to:

• A) Tax on imported goods

• B) Giving someone a government job in exchange for political favors/support

• C) A place reserved for a specific group of people

• D) Growth into new land

One reform that took place during Jackson’s presidency was the closing of the Second Bank of the United States and the strengthening of ___ ________________, which printed more bank notes than they had gold or silver.

• A) petition

• B) veto

• C) pet banks

• D) Jacksonian Democracy