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Jackson Vocabulary: Favorite Son

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 'Spoils System'?

a)

Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters.

b)

A system of rewarding loyal customers.

c)

A method of distributing wealth among citizens.

d)

A strategy for winning elections.

2.

What does the term 'Veto' mean?

a)

To approve a bill and make it a law.

b)

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.

c)

To amend a bill before it becomes a law.

d)

To delay a bill from becoming a law.

3.

What is the meaning of the term 'Suffrage'? Fill in the blank: Suffrage is the right to _______.

a)

vote

b)

speak

c)

protest

d)

assemble

4.

What does the term 'Relocate' mean?

a)

To stay in one place

b)

To force a person or group of people to move

c)

To build a new home

d)

To travel for leisure

5.

Which group would have been most in favor of the Tariff of 1828?

a)

Northerners

b)

Southerners

c)

Western frontier settlers

d)

Native Americans

6.

What caused the nullification crisis?

a)

removal policies

b)

election of 1828

c)

northern trade policies

d)

southern opposition to tariffs

7.

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 forced South Carolina leave the United States.

8.

During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?

a)

the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions

b)

the rights of states to override federal laws

c)

the right of states to secede from the United States

d)

the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

9.

People:

Who was Andrew Jackson's Vice President, who believed that states had the right to nullify (cancel) federal laws?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Daniel Webster

10.

The election of 1828 voting rights were expanded and allowed this group of citizens to vote

a)

All American white males

b)

Women

c)

Black Americans

d)

All the above

11.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
12.

The event where Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams in the Election of 1824, and subsequently was made Secretary of State was called...

a)

The Backdoor Deal

b)

The Corrupt Bargain

c)

The Bad Deal

d)

The New Deal

13.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
14.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

15.
Jackson's handling of the Nullification Crisis was most upsetting to
a)
the Rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states' rights supporters.
16.
Trail of Tears
a)
In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
b)
To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency
c)
Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force
d)
The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory
17.

Why was the Supreme Court unable to enforce its ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

The Chief Justice did not enforce it

b)

The Executive Branch did not enforce it

c)

The Legislative Branch did not enforce it