Jackson Era JW

What was one effect of these events on the 1828 presidential election?

• Votes were cast by secret ballot

• Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.

• Poll taxes were reduced.

• Voter participation increased.

Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party?

• The election of Andrew Jackson as President

• The use of protective tariffs

• The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

• The abolition movement

During the 1830s government officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewarding political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruiting volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

Which of the following correctly completes this graphic organizer?

• President Jackson annexes land west of the Mississippi River.

• President Jackson ignores a Supreme Court ruling.

• President Jackson introduces a bill to Congress.

• President Jackson vetoes an act passed by Congress.

What was a major reason for the federal government's involvement in the relocations depicted on this map?

• To pursuade American Indians to become farmers

• To gain access to important rivers

• To punish American Indians who were allies of the British

• To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

Which shaded state was the main destination of American Indians forced to relocate as part of the Trail of Tears?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to...

• the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices.

• an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state.

• a proposal to revise the amendment process of the Constitution.

• the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

Conflicting interpretations of this amendment played a major role in the...

• Bank War

• Nullification Crisis

• Corrupt Bargain

• XYZ Affair

The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?

• Indian Removal

• War of 1812

• Nullification Crisis

• Corrupt Bargain