Jacksonian Era

How did voting change during the Jacksonian Era?

• Voting age was lowered.

• Fewer people had to pay poll taxes.

• Women gained the right to vote.

• Property ownership was no longer required to vote.

Who was the president that approved the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Martin Van Buren

• John Quincy Adams

Which idea was central to Jacksonian Democracy?

• Giving more power to wealthy citizens

• Letting Congress pick the president

• Expanding political power to everyday people

• Keeping voting rights limited to landowners

What did Andrew Jackson believe about the common man?

• Only the rich should vote

• The average citizen should have a voice in government

• Voting should be for Congress only

• Women should lead politics

Why was the spoils system controversial during Jackson’s presidency?

• It gave jobs to foreign workers

• It increased military spending

• It rewarded Jackson's supporters with government jobs

• It created new states in the West

What was one result of the Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?

• States gained the right to tax federal banks

• Congress lost the power to create banks

• Federal government powers were strengthened

• The president was allowed to overrule the court

What issue was at the center of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

• Slavery in new territories

• Native American land rights

• Control over interstate trade

• Voting age laws

Why was the case Worcester v. Georgia important?

• It allowed states to control Native land

• It supported Native American rights to their territory

• It ended the Trail of Tears

• It gave Native Americans U.S. citizenship

What happened after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worcester v. Georgia?

• President Jackson enforced the ruling

• Georgia gave land back to the Cherokee

• Jackson ignored the decision and removed the Cherokee anyway

• The Cherokee chose to move west voluntarily

What did the Supreme Court decide in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)?

• Cherokee had full rights under U.S. law

• Cherokee could sue Georgia in court

• Cherokee were a “domestic dependent nation” and couldn’t sue

• Georgia had to leave Cherokee land