WorksheetsAge of the Common Man
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
By the early 1800s, who was allowed to vote regardless of social class, property ownership, or religion?
All men
All women
All white men
All citizens
What was a political consequence of all white men being allowed to vote by the early 1800s?
Politicians ignored the common man
Politicians had to appeal to the common man
Politicians focused on wealthy landowners
Politicians only campaigned in cities
Which U.S. President is associated with the phrase 'To the Victors Belong the Spoils'?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What did the Spoils System prioritize in government job appointments?
Experience
Party loyalty
Education
Public opinion
What was a negative impact of the Spoils System on government?
Increased transparency
Government corruption
Better public policies
Enhanced accountability
From which party were all the Presidential candidates in the Election of 1824?
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Which candidate did not win a majority of the electoral vote in the "Corrupt Bargain"?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
All of the above
What is a tariff?
A tax on domestic products
A tax on imported products
A subsidy for exports
A fee for local businesses
Henry Clay, a presidential candidate withdrawing from the race and gave his support to John Quincy Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State is know as?
Hurling insults at each other and was a controversial technique used by Jackson to persuade voters is know as?
Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?
Proclamation of 1763
Cherokee Act
Indian Removal Act
Native American Act
What action earned Jackson the nickname "King Andrew"?
Allowing the Native Americans to keep their land.
Supporting the Common Man.
Creating the spoils system.
Ignoring the Supreme Court and using the veto power more than any president.
During the Nullification Crisis, Jackson argued with John C. Calhoun and South Carolina over the issue of--
removing the Native Americans
election processes
States' rights
mudslinging
What is nullification?
What were the principles of Jacksonian Democracy?
Enabling more white men to vote, campaigning on popular issues, and cleaning up corruption
Promoting career bureaucrats, increasing taxes, and limiting voting rights
Supporting aristocracy, suppressing free speech, and promoting corruption
Ignoring the common people, promoting foreign interests, and increasing tariffs
Andrew Jackson believed the spoils system would...
attract the country's brightest young thinkers into public service
open up government to ordinary people
lead to bribery and corruption
lead to a government of wealthy people only
What presidential power did Jackson use more than all of his predecessors combined?
