Chapter 9 Jacksonian America

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In 1828, in all but one state, presidential electors were chosen by

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popular vote

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In 1840, efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

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two governments claiming control of the state

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President Andrew Jackson sought to apply his democratic principles by first targeting

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federal officeholders

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By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

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a desired and essential part of the democratic process

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In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

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New York

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According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy, what should happen? Options: there should be one national political party, all white male citizens should be treated equally, all white Americans should eventually be given the vote, slavery should not extend into the West

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all white male citizens should be treated equally

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In the 1820s John C. Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification

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as an alternative to possible secession

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The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was that

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the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended

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The Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate of 1830 was begun by a political dispute over

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the sale of public land

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Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

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South Carolina