WorksheetsJackson Administration Politics
Total questions: 69
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Class
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1.
The Jackson Era was immediately preceded what "Era" that characterized the Monroe Administration, especially called THIS because of the lack of partisan political strife?
a)
Era of Good Feelings
b)
Jeffersonian Revolution of 1800
c)
Colonial Period
d)
the American Civil War
e)
the Early Industrial Era
2.
The Election of 1816, which saw Virginian James Monroe compete against Northerner Rufus King, was the last time that THIS political party ran a candidate for president.
a)
Federalist
b)
Jeffersonian Republican
c)
Anti-Federalist
d)
Whig
e)
Democrat
3.
The Election of 1820 saw James Monroe win all but one electoral vote. He had no effective opponent in the race. All the Electoral Votes went to Monroe, save one. An Elector gave one vote to John Quincy Adams...why?
a)
so that George Washington would still be the only unanimous presidential election winner
b)
Adams' home state of Massachusetts revolted against the popular vote and chose their favorite son with one of their 15 electoral votes
c)
Adam's father, former second POTUS John Adams, bribed one of the electors
d)
John Quincy Adams was a staunch pro-Southern, pro-slavery candidate and therefore earned a vote from Georgia
4.
The Election of 1824
the candidate representing Massachusetts and a strong national agenda
he was also the Secretary of State under Monroe and had been the architect of the Monroe Doctrine
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
William Crawford
d)
Andrew Jackson
5.
The Election of 1824
the candidate representing the western state of Kentucky
he had been the architect of the American System, the Missouri Compromise, and had been a strong proponent of the War of 1812; additionally, he was the Speaker of the House in 1824
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
William Crawford
d)
Andrew Jackson
6.
The Election of 1824
the candidate representing the southern state of Georgia and the interests of slaveholders
old and sick, he lacked a broad national base and he was too hampered from a stroke to possibly be effective even if he did win
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
William Crawford
d)
Andrew Jackson
7.
The Election of 1824
the candidate representing the western state of Tennessee
he was a former general, hero of the Battles of Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans (War of 1812), he represented the common man; he also had been in a lot of duels, with the bloodstains on his hand and bullets still lodged in his body to prove it
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
William Crawford
d)
Andrew Jackson
8.
The Election of 1824
was there a majority vote-getter in the Electoral College?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
The Election of 1824
where does the election go to be decided if there is no majority in the Electoral College?
a)
the US Senate
b)
the House of Representatives
c)
the SCOTUS
d)
the popular vote of the people/citizens
10.
The Election of 1824
which of the four candidates got the fewest electoral votes and therefore was ineligible for the House of Representatives to choose?
a)
Jackson
b)
Clay
c)
Crawford
d)
Adams
11.
The Election of 1824
who was the Speaker of the House, and therefore could sway the election the way that he wanted?
a)
Jackson
b)
Clay
c)
Crawford
d)
Adams
12.
The Election of 1824
which other candidate was a strong advocate of the American System, just like Clay, and therefore had more in common with Clay than any of the others?
a)
Jackson
b)
Crawford
c)
Adams
13.
The Election of 1824
who won the election?
a)
Jackson
b)
Crawford
c)
Adams
14.
The Election of 1824
who was selected as the Secretary of State soon after the election in the House of Representatives?
a)
Jackson
b)
Crawford
c)
Adams
d)
Clay
15.
The Election of 1824
by this time, which position was considered the last stop before the presidency? As in, if you were in this office, then you were almost certain to be the next president?
a)
Vice President
b)
Secretary of Treasury
c)
Secretary of War
d)
Secretary of State
16.
The Election of 1824
therefore, who were people going to assume would be the next US president, after John Quincy Adams was finished being president?
a)
Adams' Vice President John C. Calhoun
b)
Crawford
c)
Jackson
d)
Clay
17.
The Election of 1824
which candidate's followers immediately cried "foul!" after Adams was elected and Clay was elevated to Secretary of State?
a)
Adams' Vice President John C. Calhoun
b)
Crawford
c)
Jackson
d)
Clay
18.
The Election of 1824
what did Jackson's followers call the alleged (but not proven) transaction/deal/bribe between Clay and Adams?
(a)
19.
The Election of 1824
how long did it take Jackson's followers to start campaigning for Jackson for the 1828 presidential election?
a)
they immediately began in 1825 to start organizing to criticize Adams and Clay and to promote Jackson for president in 1828
b)
it took them a few years to lick their wounds and regroup...they did not have the heart to campaign until the spring of 1828
20.
what "Era" seemed to definitely be over by the end of the 18254 election, given the high degree of partisan political strife?
a)
Era of Good Feelings
b)
the American Civil War
c)
the Early Industrial Era
21.
Which of the following did John Quincy Adams support during his presidency?
a)
federally funded internal improvements to help bind the nation together physically
b)
using the presidential veto to cancel any laws related to federally funded internal improvements that crossed state lines
22.
Which of the following did John Quincy Adams support during his presidency?
a)
national government aid (grants of money) to help encourage (private( manufacturing businesses
b)
using the presidential veto to cancel any laws related to aid going to manufacturing
23.
Which of the following did John Quincy Adams support during his presidency?
a)
national government aid (grants of money) to create a national university
b)
using the presidential veto to cancel any laws related to the creation of a national university
24.
Which of the following did John Quincy Adams support during his presidency?
a)
national government aid (grants of money) to create a national astronomical observatory
b)
using the presidential veto to cancel any laws related to the creation of a national astronomical observatory
25.
Was the nationalist program of John Quincy Adams successful during his four years in office?
a)
No, Jacksonians and old Jeffersonians resisted the nationalist programs because they believed them to be a waste of money and unconstitutional
b)
Yes, Adams was more popular than his father had been and was handily reelected in 1828
26.
Which bill was passed by Congress into law during the last year of Adams' administration?
a)
a protective tariff that made Northern industrialists happy because its rates were so high, but angered Southern planters so much that they called it the "Tariff of Abominations"
b)
a Force Bill that told the governor of Georgia that if he tried to remove the Cherokee Indian tribe, then the US military would be permitted to fight the Georgia militia
c)
a bill to recognize the new republic in Haiti as an ally of the US, after Haitian slaves had overthrown French rule in the Haitian Slave Revolt
27.
election of 1828
the "Nationalist Republican" candidate of the 1828 election
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Abraham Lincoln
28.
election of 1828
the "Democratic Republican" (or, just Democrat) candidate of the 1828 election
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Abraham Lincoln
29.
election of 1828
which phrase describes the campaign between Jackson and Adams best?
a)
clean and fair and full of respect of one's political opponent
b)
mudslinging; hyperbolic; full of gossipmongering
30.
election of 1828
which region(s) went for Adams?
a)
South and West
b)
Northeast
31.
election of 1828
which region(s) went for Jackson?
a)
South and West
b)
Northeast
32.
election of 1828
who won the election?
a)
Jackson
b)
Clay
c)
Adams
d)
Lincoln
33.
election of 1828
who died three days before Christmas 1828, only a few months before her husband was to take the presidential oath of office?
a)
Rachel Jackson
b)
Floride Calhoun
c)
Lucretia Clay
d)
Mary Todd Lincoln
34.
election of 1828
how did Jackson respond to his wife's death?
a)
blamed his political opponents (they had called her an adulteress) and made every political battle personal after that
b)
he forgave his enemies like a good Christian
c)
he was the only president to ever fight a duel while in the White House
d)
he started the Civil War against his Northern opponents
35.
Modern-day American politics is more democratic than elections were during the Jeffersonian era. Today, the voters of the states get to decide which candidates they want to represent them in a process called the "primaries."
Prior to the Jackson Era, King Caucus ruled.
What was King Caucus?
a)
the way for candidates to reward political supporters by giving them federal jobs
b)
moving people from government job to government job, in order to limit corruption
c)
either the state legislatures or, more likely, members of Congress getting together behind closed doors and selecting the candidates for national office, without polling the common people
d)
newspaper editors taking polls of the common people to see who the common folk want to be their candidates in the next national elecgtion
36.
Was King Caucus considered democratic?
a)
no, because it was usually an elite group, not the commoners, who decided who would be national candidates
b)
yes, because it was usually the common people, not an elite group of men making decisions in secret, who would choose candidates
37.
What happened to King Caucus during the Jackson Era?
a)
it was replaced by nominating conventions, a more open forum that allowed the common people to participate, or at least spectate, while party leaders chose party candidates
b)
it was maintained because Andrew Jackson and his followers were not "men of the people" but instead were elitists who only wanted to support the wealthy
38.
Does this mean overall that politics in America became more democratic, or less democratic, during the Jackson Age?
a)
more democratic, as more people were participating in national elections
b)
less democratic, as elites took all the power away from the commoners
39.
Check all FOUR that are true. No partial credit.
a)
the Anti-Masonic Party was the first political party to have nominating conventions, instead of relying on King Caucus
b)
the Election of 1832 saw voters being able to select their states presidential Electors, instead of the old system of party elites choosing the Electors
c)
more state and local offices were elected by the end of the Jackson Era than were appointed by party elites
d)
by the end of the Jackson Era, there were two political parties that tried to appeal to the common man
e)
King Caucus and the secretive elites were more in control by the end of the Jackson Era than they were at the beginning; this was a blow to the common man
40.
Complete the quote:
"to the victor go the _ _ _ _ _ _"
(a)
41.
What is the term has the following definition?
"a system of rewarding your political friends and supporters with federal government jobs or positions of influence"
a)
spoils system
b)
checks and balances
c)
republicanism
d)
laissez-faire economics
42.
Which consideration was most important to presidents and party leaders when they tried to decide who should be appointed to federal jobs?
a)
did they serve MY PARTY in the last campaign? are they loyal to MY PARTY?
b)
do they love the country and put patriotism above party?
43.
Why did Jacksonites defend the spoils system?
a)
they claimed it was more democratic, as it believed that the common man is capable of performing important government duties
b)
they did not defend it at all! They claimed that it was corrupt and shouldn't be done by Jackson, since it had been done against him by Adams and Clay!
44.
From page 207 of the AMSCO textbook:
By limiting a person to one term in office, he could then appoint some other deserving Democrat in his place. Jackson defended the replacement and rotation of officeholders as a democratic reform. “No man,” he said, “has any more intrinsic claim to office than another.”
This excerpt is describing:
a)
rotation in office
b)
King Caucus
c)
the kitchen cabinet
d)
the Peggy Eaton affair
45.
Which of the following terms is the term related to a scandal among the cabinet of the first Jackson administration, which saw John C. Calhoun leave the vice presidency and Martin Van Buren take Calhoun's place in 1832?
a)
rotation in office
b)
King Caucus
c)
the kitchen cabinet
d)
the Peggy Eaton affair
46.
Why did Jackson defend the honor of Peggy Eaton?
a)
Eaton financed the Jackson reelection campaign of 1832
b)
Jackson owed Eaton money
c)
because Jackson was her secret lover
d)
she reminded him of his wife Rachel, who had died possibly because of the stress that all the gossip about her had caused
47.
Because of rotation in office, Jackson's cabinet was never really very distinguished. Only Martin Van Buren ever left Jackson's cabinet to eventually become president himself.
Instead of relying on his official cabinet, who did Jackson rely on instead?
a)
Peggy Eaton
b)
John C. Calhoun and his wife Floride
c)
mediums and fortunetellers
d)
his "kitchen cabinet," a group of informal advisors and friends that never held formal meetings; some newspaper editors
48.
Prior to the Peggy Easton scandal (and the nullification crisis), John C. Calhoun leaned toward:
a)
states' rights, slavery, and nullification
b)
nationalism, unifying the nation through the American System
49.
After to the Peggy Easton scandal (and the nullification crisis), John C. Calhoun leaned toward:
a)
states' rights, slavery, and nullification
b)
nationalism, unifying the nation through the American System
50.
Overall did politics in America became more democratic, or less democratic, during the Jackson Age?
a)
more democratic, as more people were participating in national elections
b)
less democratic, as elites took all the power away from the commoners
51.
What does it mean to "nullify" a Congressional law, in the context of American politics?
a)
make it "null and void" within a state, not allow it to take effect inside a state, a state legislature declaring through official legislation that the national law is not to be followed inside state borders
b)
to have the president use his veto power to cancel the law
c)
to have the SCOTUS use judicial review to declare the law unconstitutional
52.
What law from the John Quincy Adams administration did Southern planters dislike/hate?
a)
Tariff of 1828
b)
Tariff of 1832
c)
Compromise Tariff of 1833
d)
Missouri Compromise
e)
Monroe Doctrine
53.
What did Southern critics call the Tariff of 1828?
a)
Tariff of Abominations
b)
Compromise Tariff of 1833
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Monroe Doctrine
e)
Indian Removal Act
54.
What did Congress do to tariff rates in 1832, with the Tariff of 1832?
a)
reduced them from 1828 levels (45%) to 1824 levels (35%)
b)
raised them to over 50% for the first time in US history, just to spite Southern slave owners
c)
abolished all tariffs, because Southerners had a monopoly on Congress
55.
Why did Southerners, especially South Carolinians like Jackson's Vice President John C. Calhoun, dislike the 1832 tariff, despite it being lower rates?
a)
it was not low enough and it felt too permanent
b)
it had not raised tariffs high enough to protect Southern manufacturing
c)
Southerners wanted to keep all the tariff revenues for themselves, not give the money to its rightful owner, the federal government
56.
What did the state legislature of South Carolina do to the Tariff of 1832, in November 1832?
a)
nullified it
b)
praised it
c)
moved to impeach Jackson
d)
sent assassins after Jackson
57.
How did Congress and Jackson respond to South Carolina's nullification?
a)
first with a proclamation that nullification was unconstitutional, then, Congress and Jackson passed and signed the Force Bill, which would authorize military force against any armed resistance from South Carolina
b)
just like John Quincy Adams had with Georgia regarding Indian removal, Jackson and Congress backed down and let South Carolina have their way
c)
Jackson nuked Charleston back to the Stone Age
d)
the American Civil War began
58.
Who helped keep a civil war from starting with his ability to compromise?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Vice President John C. Calhoun
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Nicholas Biddle
59.
How did Clay help end the nullification crisis?
a)
with the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which lowered tariffs to 20%
b)
leading the army of 20,000 troops that Jackson had raised to the border of South Carolina
c)
by winning the Election of 1832 against Jackson
60.
Did South Carolina back down after the Compromise Tariff of 1833 was passed?
a)
yes, they rescinded the nullification legislation
b)
no, they smelled blood and incited rebellion against distant federal authority
c)
yes, and they freed all their salves
61.
What was Vice President John C. Calhoun's role in the nullification crisis?
a)
he wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest essay
b)
he cooperated with Jackson in order to get the Compromise Tariff passed; it's really Jackson and Calhoun that deserve the credit, not Clay
c)
he began drilling Southern militias in case they needed to fight federal troops
62.
What did Vice President John C. Calhoun's essay, South Carolina Exposition and Protest, argue?
a)
states may nullify oppressive federal legislation within state borders; it that does not stop federal oppression, the state has the right to secede from the Union
b)
South Carolina should offer an Olive Branch Petition to Jackson and King George IV
c)
South Carolina should prepare to start the civil war
63.
Why couldn't Vice President John C. Calhoun take credit for the essay South Carolina Exposition and Protest publicly?
a)
he was Jackson's Vice President, it was politically impossible for him to publicly resist Jackson and remain VP
b)
Calhoun was secretly against slavery and pro-tariff
c)
his wife was going to start her own toothpaste business soon; he couldn't threaten that with a politically risky move
64.
In 1830, prior to the nullification crisis reaching full steam, there was a Jefferson Day dinner at the White House, with Calhoun, Jackson, and many other politicians in attendance.
Page 213 of AMSCO says that Jackson, after listening to many toasts from pro-nullifiers, made this simple toast:
a)
“Our federal Union, it must be preserved.”
b)
“The Union, next to our liberties, most dear!”
65.
In 1830, prior to the nullification crisis reaching full steam, there was a Jefferson Day dinner at the White House, with Calhoun, Jackson, and many other politicians in attendance.
Page 213 of AMSCO says that Calhoun followed Jackson's toast with a toast that showed his disagreement with Jackson on nullification. He said:
a)
“Our federal Union, it must be preserved.”
b)
“The Union, next to our liberties, most dear!”
66.
Page 213 of AMSCO talks about the Webster-Hayne debates.
Which man represented the side of the debate that believed America was "compact union," where the states created the federal government, the states could therefore alter the nature of the federal government, and could nullify laws and even secede?
a)
Southern Senator and future South Carolina governor Robert Hayne
b)
Northern Senator Daniel Webster
67.
Compact theory, which says that the states were the creators of the American Union of states, was a:
a)
states' rights theory advocated by Calhoun and other Southerners
b)
theory of perpetual union, which says that the national government is supreme and states can never leave the Union
68.
What other compromise had Henry Clay brokered before this point?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Three-Fifths Clause
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Bank War and the death of the Second BUS
69.
Did Clay defeat Jackson in the Election of 1832, which was going on in the midst of the nullification crisis?
a)
No, Jackson won reelection
b)
Yes, it was the first victory of the newly formed Whig Party
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