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Chapter 12 Review/McGraw Hill, The Jackson Era

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Quincy Adams was the son of earlier president John Adams.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In 1828 Andrew Jackson was selected as the Republican presidential candidate.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Andrew Jackson was born into a wealthy family.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

John C. Calhoun believed that individual states had the right to nullify federal laws.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which group decided the 1824 U.S. presidential election?

a)

the Electoral College

b)

the House of Representatives

c)

the popular vote

d)

the vice president

7.

Which case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional?

a)

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

b)

Jackson v. Oklahoma

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

8.

Which Act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

a)

the Alien Act

b)

the Indian Removal Act

c)

the Naturalization Act

d)

the Relocation Act

9.

What did the U.S. government use as a justification for relocating the Cherokee people?

a)

the Treaty of Georgia

b)

the Treaty of Moultrie Creek

c)

the Treaty of New Echota

d)

the Treaty of Worcester

10.

The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state?

a)

Alabama

b)

Florida

c)

Georgia

d)

South Carolina

11.

Which president persuaded Congress to create an independent national treasury in 1840?

a)

Clay

b)

Jackson

c)

Van Buren

d)

Webster

12.

Winning candidates who give government jobs to their supporters are making use of which of the following?

a)

laissez-faire

b)

Executive Privilege

c)

the electoral college

d)

the spoils system

13.

“[This election is a contest] between an honest patriotism, . . . on the one side, and an unholy, selfish ambition, . . . on the other.”


—from a convention resolution of Republicans, Saratoga County, New York


These words, placed on a handbill during the 1828 presidential campaign, are an example of

a)

bureaucracy.

b)

mudslinging.

c)

rumors.

d)

the spoils system.

14.

“ John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” -Andrew Jackson


To which government body is President Andrew Jackson referring to in this quote?

a)

the First National Bank

b)

the Second National Bank

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the White House bureaucracy

15.

“ John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” - Andrew Jackson


Which legal decision is President Jackson refusing to enforce in this quote?

a)

Jackson v. Cherokee Nation

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

16.

According to the chart, when the Democratic Republicans split into two separate parties, where did most Republicans live?

a)

Michigan

b)

North and East

c)

South and West

d)

Texas

17.

According to the chart, on which major issues did the two parties agree?

a)

All of them major issues listed were agreed by both parties.

b)

None of the major issues listed were agreed by both parties.

c)

States rights

d)

banking

18.

According to the chart, which party feared the idea of the federal government passing unconstitutional laws?

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

19.

According to the chart, what party would most industrial workers in Chicago support?

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

20.

the "corrupt bargain"

a)

name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election

b)

favored states’ rights in the 1828 election

c)

a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws

d)

political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828

e)

an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation

21.

Democrats

a)

name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election

b)

favored states’ rights in the 1828 election

c)

a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws

d)

political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828

e)

an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation

22.

bureaucracy

a)

name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election

b)

favored states’ rights in the 1828 election

c)

a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws

d)

political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828

e)

an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation

23.

Republicans

a)

name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election

b)

favored states’ rights in the 1828 election

c)

a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws

d)

political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828

e)

an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation

24.

mudslinging

a)

name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 election

b)

favored states’ rights in the 1828 election

c)

a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws

d)

political party that wanted a strong central government in 1828

e)

an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation