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Ch 12 Jacksonian Democracy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Political party that favored states' rights in 1828
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Whigs
d)
National Republicans
2.
The "corrupt bargain"
a)
Name given to an alleged deal between Clay & Adams in the 1824 election
b)
Name given to an alleged deal between Clay & Adams in the 1828 election
c)
Name given to an alleged deal between Jackson & Adams in the 1824 election
d)
Name given to an alleged deal between Webster& Adams in the 1824 election
3.
Andrew Jackson wanted to expand voting rights to
a)
Women
b)
African Americans
c)
All White Men
d)
Native Americans
4.
What group decided the election of 1824?
a)
The Senate
b)
The People
c)
The House of Representatives
d)
The Electoral College
5.
Who believed in individual states' rights and that they had the right to nullify federal laws?
a)
Jackson
b)
Adams
c)
Van Buren
d)
Calhoun
6.
Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?
a)
The Alien Act
b)
The Naturalization Act
c)
The Indian Removal Act
d)
The Relocation Act
7.
Who did Jackson rely on to give him advice?
a)
His secretaries
b)
His presidential cabinet
c)
His kitchen cabinet
d)
No one
8.
What did Andrew Jackson think only benefited the rich?
a)
The Banks
b)
The Farms
c)
The hospitals
d)
The voters
9.
A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.
a)
Favorite Son
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
10.
Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
11.

Nominating conventions contributed to the expansion of democracy in the United States in the 1820's by...

a)

drawing media attention to the election.

b)

allowing people to become more active in politics.

c)

granting women and African Americans the vote.

d)

increasing the presidential candidate’s popularity.

12.

Which of the following statements describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

Hundreds of craftspeople were opening shops in the cities.

b)

Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.

c)

Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.

d)

Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.

13.

Andrew Jackson won many votes at the 1828 presidential election because he was Harvard-educated and his father had been the second president of the United States.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.
Had to deal with the consequences of decisions made during Jackson's administration, such as the Panic of 1837
a)
Daniel Webster
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
Martin Van Buren
15.
To cancel or make something ineffective is to __ it.
a)
cancellate
b)
relocate
c)
nullify
d)
bereaucracy
16.

How did Andrew Jackson portray himself as a 'common man'?

a)

He grew up in poverty and supported poor families in the North.

b)

He promised to look out for the interests of average people, not just the rich and well-educated.

c)

Jackson was an advocate for not just white men but Native American and Black men at the time.

d)

Jackson actively advocated for wealthy white Southerners.

17.

The Tariff of Abomination...

a)

greatly increased the taxes on raw materials and manufactured goods

b)

greatly increased the taxes on imported goods from Asia

c)

significantly decreased the cost of raw materials

d)

changed the spoils system set in place by Andrew Jackson

18.

Why did Andrew Jackson want to destroy the Second Bank of the United States?

a)

Because he believed that it only helped the slaves and the Native Americans

b)

Because the Second Bank of the US did not help the rich

c)

Because the Second Bank of the US wanted to impeach Jackson

d)

Because Jackson believed that the Bank was evil and only helped the rich

19.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

they lowered the prices of imported goods

b)

they set weight restrictions for imported goods

c)

they made it illegal to buy imported goods

d)

they raised the cost of imported goods

20.

The Nullification Crisis occurred when:

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force

21.

Which region favored the Tariff of 1828?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

West

22.

The “Trail of Tears” refers to-

a)

The forced relocation of 100,000 U.S. settlers.

b)

The forced relocation of the five civilized tribes to Oklahoma, during which 25% of them died.

c)

The eastern pilgrimage of 10,000 Seminoles after being forced off their land.

d)

A famous battle between the Native Americans and the U.S. settlers.

23.

After gold was discovered on Cherokee land, Georgia wanted to seize the land but the Cherokees refused to leave which resulted in -

a)

The US Supreme Court case - Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.

c)

The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.

d)

Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.

24.

President Andrew Jackson responded to the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia by....

a)

asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

b)

ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

c)

ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

d)

filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

25.

Who was the President of the Bank of the United States?

a)

Nicholas Jonas

b)

Nicholas Biddle

c)

Nicholas Rubino

d)

St. Nicholas