WorksheetsJacksonian Democracy
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which group directly benefittedfrom the ideas of Jacksonian Democracy during the early 1800's?
White American males
African slaves
White American women
Native Americans
South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...
The Nullification Crisis
The Tariff Trouble
The Carolina Crisis
Jackson's Fury
President Jackson felt that in order to limit elite power, he should award his political supporters with jobs and positions in his government. This practice became known by what name?
The Buddy System
The Back Scratch Affair
The Spoils System
Friends and Family Plan
Jackson disliked the Bank of the United States and acted to kill it by withdrawing all government deposits and depositing them in smaller banks and vetoing a bill supporting the bank..
True
False
According to the 12th amendment, the 1824 presidential election was decided
by popular vote
by the Electoral College
by political leaders
in the House of representatives
As the Speaker of the House, he became influential in the decision of the controversial Election of 1824. He also became J.Q. Adams secretary of state.
William Crawford
Daniel Webster
Nicholas Biddle
Henry Clay
How did Andrew Jackson portray himself as a 'common man'?
He grew up in poverty and supported poor families in the North.
He promised to look out for the interests of average people, not just the rich and well-educated.
Jackson was an advocate for not just white men but Native American and Black men at the time.
Jackson actively advocated for wealthy white Southerners.
Why did Andrew Jackson want to destroy the Second Bank of the United States?
Because he believed that it only helped the slaves and the Native Americans
Because the Second Bank of the US did not help the rich
Because the Second Bank of the US wanted to impeach Jackson
Because Jackson believed that the Bank was evil and only helped the rich
Nominating conventions (where the public helped pick the candidates running for office) contributed to the expansion of democracy in the United States in the 1820's by...
drawing media attention to the election.
allowing people to become more active in politics.
granting women and African Americans the vote.
increasing the presidential candidate’s popularity.
Jacksonian Democracy
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
The period of increased voting and participation in politics in the 1820s and 1830s.
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
Who said "Georgia laws have no force [do not apply] in the Cherokee Nation"?
Samuel Worcester
John Marshall
Andrew Jackson
William McIntosh
What caused the Panic of 1837?
A stock market crash
Jackson cancelled the 2nd National Bank
Grocery stores ran out of food
Banks went broke from loaning out too much money
How did Van Buren solve the Panic of 1837?
Lowered tariffs on food
Increased gas prices
Forgave the banks debts
Reopened the 2nd National Bank
Van Buren wanted to continue what _________ started by removing ________.
Monroe/forests to build canals
Adams/French spies
Jackson/Native Americans
Polk/Mexicans from Texas
In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall issued the court's decision in case of Marbury v. Madison, this ruling established the principle of--
checks and balances
federalism
judicial review
republicanism
Which of the following quotes best explains the Supreme Court's power of judicial review that was established in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
The court has the power to determine the constitutionality of laws enacted by Congress
Judges are allowed to serve a term of office that will last as long as they remain in good behavior
Each branch of government created by the Constitution endowed with their own specific powers
The Representatives and Senators that make up Congress are given their power by the people who elected them
-1830 Congress passes the Indian Removal Act to allow settlers to take over Native American Lands
-In the Supreme Court case of Worchester v. Georgia the court struck down the Removal Act and said the Indians had a right to their lands.
-President Andrew Jackson disagreed and sent thousands of troops to forcibly remove the Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River.
President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court ruling and --
his actions led to the War of 1812
caused the Economic Panic of 1837
neglected to follow the principle of Judicial Review
voted to renew the charter of the National Bank
In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that
Only the federal government had authority over the Cherokee Nation
Slaves are not citizens
States cannot tax national banks because they are federal institutions
Only the federal government can determine how to conduct interstate commerce
The case in which the Supreme Court upheld the elastic clause and gave Congress the Power to establish national banks is
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worchester v. Georgia
Reaffirmed that when there is a conflict between the state's law and a federal statute, "the act of Congress . . . is supreme; and the law of the state...must yield to it."
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
8. Case arose because both NY and the federal government granted licenses to run a steamboat ferry service.
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
