Age of Jackson

In the Election of 1824, no candidate received a plurality of votes; therefore the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Who won the election of 1824?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• William Henry Harrison

Andrew Jackson is considered by some to be the first President elected as a member of the ___________ Party.

• Republican

• Democratic

• Whig

• American

Jackson is often referred to as a 'Man of the People' because he pushed for reforms allowing all _________ to vote.

• white men

• white women

• white men and women

• all men, regardless of their race

Jackson fired many of the government employees, replacing them with his friends and supporters. This practice became known as the _______________________.

• Spoils System

• Presidential Cabinet

• Rights of the Chief Executive

• Rights of Passage

In 1830, Andrew Jackson pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress. The end result of the new law was the _______________

• 'Trail of Tears'

• War of 1812

• Mexican-American War

• 'Manifest Destiny'

What was the Supreme Court case that challenged the legality of the Indian Removal Act?

• Marbury V Madison

• Worcester v Georgia

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Who won the Election of 1836, becoming the 2nd Democratic Party member to be elected President of the United States.

• David Crockett

• Andrew Johnson

• John Quincy Adams

• Martin Van Buren

Andrew Jackson hated the ________ and refused to renew it's charter. He destroyed it by closing all government checking accounts with the institution.

• 2nd National Bank of America

• 1st National Bank of America

• First Savings and Loan

• 1st World Bank

What war hero was elected President in 1840?

• Martin Van Buren

• William Henry Harrison

• John C. Calhoun

• John Quincy Adams

President Harrison represented the new political party known as the ______________.

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Whigs

• Americans