Vocabulary 4.1 Review

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods.

• Free Enterprise System

• Suffrage

• Spoils System

• Fugitive

The right to vote in political elections

• Caucus

• Suffrage

• Spoils System

• Nullification

A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.

• Free Enterprise System

• Suffrage

• Spoils System

• Nullification

A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional.

• Sovereignty

• Caucus

• Fugitive

• Nullification

Someone who is running away or escaping.

• Fugitive

• Caucus

• Persecution

• Sovereignty

A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.

• Sovereignty

• Caucus

• Trail of Tears

• Democratic-Republicans

Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.

• Sovereignty

• Democracy

• Federalism

• Persecution

Mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs.

• Caucus

• Sovereignty

• Persecution

• Trail of Tears

The 7th President of the U.S. who was a general during the War of 1812 and most notably defeated the British at the battle of New Orleans. As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

• John Adams

• James K. Polk

The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. More than 4,000 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116 day journey.

• Civil War

• Trail of Tears

• French and Indian War

• Worcester v. Georgia