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WorksheetsJackson Vocabulary: Favorite Son
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the 'Spoils System'?
Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters.
A system of rewarding loyal customers.
A method of distributing wealth among citizens.
A strategy for winning elections.
What does the term 'Veto' mean?
To approve a bill and make it a law.
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.
To amend a bill before it becomes a law.
To delay a bill from becoming a law.
What is the meaning of the term 'Suffrage'? Fill in the blank: Suffrage is the right to _______.
vote
speak
protest
assemble
What does the term 'Relocate' mean?
To stay in one place
To force a person or group of people to move
To build a new home
To travel for leisure
Which group would have been most in favor of the Tariff of 1828?
Northerners
Southerners
Western frontier settlers
Native Americans
What caused the nullification crisis?
removal policies
election of 1828
northern trade policies
southern opposition to tariffs
The Nullification Crisis occurred when
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
Jackson forced South Carolina leave the United States.
During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?
the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions
the rights of states to override federal laws
the right of states to secede from the United States
the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions
People:
Who was Andrew Jackson's Vice President, who believed that states had the right to nullify (cancel) federal laws?
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
The election of 1828 voting rights were expanded and allowed this group of citizens to vote
All American white males
Women
Black Americans
All the above
The event where Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams in the Election of 1824, and subsequently was made Secretary of State was called...
The Backdoor Deal
The Corrupt Bargain
The Bad Deal
The New Deal
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
the rich and well-born.
Native Americans.
the common people.
states' rights supporters.
Why was the Supreme Court unable to enforce its ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
The Chief Justice did not enforce it
The Executive Branch did not enforce it
The Legislative Branch did not enforce it
