Chapter 11 The Age of Jackson Section 1

He won the popular vote in 1824 but lost the presidential election to John Quincy Adams as a result of something that became known as the corrupt bargain. 

• James Monroe
• Alexander Hamilton
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson

John C. Calhoun disagreed with the doctrine of nullification which claimed that a state had the right nullify or reject a federal law. 

• true
• false

He was known as the people's president. 

• John Quincy Adams
• James Monroe 
• James Buchanan
• Andrew Jackson

Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union? 

• the governor was insulted by Andrew Jackson
• they were against the Indian Removal Act
• they opposed the tariff placed on them by Congress is 1828 and 1832
• they opposed the plan for a Second Bank of the US

The Webster-Hayne debate of 1830 highlighted 

• differing views concerning the doctrine of nullification.
• differing view about South Carolina's secession from the Union
• differing views on the Indian Removal Act
• differing views on the Second Bank of the US

Why did Jackson’s critics believe his political appointments were corrupt?

• They believed he appointed unqualified people.

• They believed he was paid to make those appointments.

• They believed he was trying to increase his control of the government.

• They believed he appointed only his relatives to government positions.

What was one major difference between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams?

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• Jackson represented western farmers, and Adams represented eastern businessmen.

• Jackson believed in a strong central government, and Adams believed in states’ rights.

• Adams fought in the War of 1812, but Jackson did not.

• Adams was a Democrat, and Jackson was a National Republican.

He was Andrew Jackson's first Vice President and a staunch supporter of states' rights. 

• John C. Calhoun
• Henry Clay
• John Quincy Adams
• Daniel Webster

Why would Americans be upset with John Quincy Adams being chosen for president in the election of 1824?

• Andrew Jackson won the most popular votes
• They though he didn't have enough experience
• He was only a military hero
• He supported the ALien and Sedition Acts

He was elected president in controversial fashion in 1824 thanks to Henry Clay. 

• James Monroe
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Quincy Adams
• John C. Calhoun