WorksheetsModule 10 Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following describes why Jackson’s supporters questioned the legitimacy of the 1824 election?
a)
the outcome ignored the legitimacy of the election of 1824
b)
the winner of the popular vote did not become president
c)
the recent reforms excluded many people from the process
d)
the nominating committees determined the results in secrecy
2.
Andrew Jackson's supporters replaced caucuses with what method to select Presidential Candidates?
a)
selection meetings
b)
state conventions
c)
delegate conventions
d)
nominating conventions
3.
Both Jackson and Calhoun supported the states’ rights doctrine, but unlike Calhoun, Jackson did not believe in the idea of ________.
a)
federalism
b)
nullification
c)
sectionalism
d)
nationalization
4.
Protective tariffs helped the North ___________ and made it much more expensive for the South to import goods.
a)
compete with British factories
b)
sell its crops to foreign nations
c)
maintain a supply of cheap labor
d)
purchase public land at low prices
5.
Which of the following claims was made by some southern states in response to a growing opposition to tariffs?
a)
States should vote on policies imposed by the president.
b)
States can control trade agreements with foreign nations.
c)
States should use their militia to enforce unpopular legislation.
d)
States can reject federal laws they believe are unconstitutional.
6.
In the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states do not have the power to _____________ federal institutions.
a)
tax
b)
nullify
c)
create
d)
relocate
7.
Which of the following was a consequence of Jackson’s opposition to the Second Bank of the United States?
a)
Military unrest
b)
Trade expansion
c)
Economic Inflation
d)
Judicial Corruption
8.
Which of the following was a common criticism of the Second Bank of the United States?
a)
Farmers believed it benefited only wealthy businesspeople.
b)
Settlers disliked its interference in their acquisition of new land.
c)
Politicians questioned its control over trade with foreign nations.
d)
Manufacturers resented the excessive interest rates on its loans.
e)
9.
Which of the following helped cause the Panic of 1837?
a)
Jackson’s banking policies
b)
Jackson’s military spending
c)
Jackson’s expansion of tariffs
d)
Jackson’s taxation of property
10.
In the early 1800s, voting rights expanded to include more
a)
Women
b)
White Men
c)
Slave Holders
d)
Free Black Men
11.
What political party was formed to support the Jackson candidacy?
a)
Democratic
b)
Republican
c)
Whig
d)
Libertarian
12.
Which of the following describe the primary function of nominating conventions.
a)
permitting party members to attend political debates
b)
allowing party leaders to determine political candidates
c)
gathering party leaders to evaluate political
d)
giving party members voice in deciding political candidates
13.
The policies and philosophies of the Jacksonian Era represented a move toward great democratization. In what way did democracy expand during the Jacksonian Era?
a)
Looser voting requirements allowed more white men to vote.
b)
Voting age was lowered to give more people a voice in politics.
c)
Voting rights were extended to black men who owned property.
d)
Individuals were granted permission to opt out of laws they opposed.
14.
Which of the following issues was most responsible for regional tensions during Jackson's presidency?
a)
morality of slavery
b)
tariffs on imported goods
c)
expansion of voting rights
d)
limitations on land expansion
15.
Many southerners used the states' right doctrine to support the position that individual states had the right to ___________________ they opposed.
a)
nullify any federal law
b)
amend trade restrictions
c)
appeal electoral outcomes
d)
veto executive appointments
16.
Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics?
a)
Martin Van Buren
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
William Henry Harrison
17.
Some Southerners wanted to break away for the United States, or otherwise known as...
a)
nullify
b)
caucus
c)
secede
d)
expand
18.
What act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?
a)
Naturilization Act
b)
Alien Act
c)
Relocation Act
d)
Indian Removal Act
19.
The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as...
a)
mudslinging
b)
the spoils system
c)
bureaucracy
d)
suffrage
20.
Who was the SEMINOLE leader who went to war against the United States in an effort to keep his nation's land?
a)
Black Hawk
b)
Sequoyah
c)
Tecumseh
d)
Osceola
21.
"John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it" was the reaction of Andrew Jackson to which supreme court decision?
a)
Rush-Bagot Treaty
b)
Gibbons vs. Ogden
c)
McCulloch vs. Maryland
d)
Worcester vs. Georgia
22.
Did you use the read aloud?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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