The Jackson Era Quiz

John Quincy Adams was the son of earlier president John Adams.

Andrew Jackson was born into a wealthy family.

• True

• False

In 1828 Andrew Jackson was selected as the Republican presidential candidate.

• True

• False

Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his supporters.

• False

• True

Which group decided the 1824 U.S. presidential election?

• the Electoral College

• the House of Representatives

• the popular vote

• the vice president

Which case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional?

• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

• Jackson v. Oklahoma

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Worcester v. Georgia

Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?

• the Alien Act

• the Indian Removal Act

• the Naturalization Act

• the Relocation Act

What did the U.S. government use as a justification for relocating the Cherokee people?

The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state?

• Alabama

• Florida

• Georgia

• South Carolina

Winning candidates who give government jobs to their supporters are making use of which of the following?

• bureaucracy

• mudslinging

• rumors

• the spoils system