Jackson Day 3

Match the following

• Bill of Rights

• First ten amendments to the Constitution

• Mercantilism

• British impressment of U.S. sailors

• Cause of War of 1812

• British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists

• 8th Amendment

• Turning point of war; France supported the Americans

• Yorktown

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Which of the following is an example of the “spoils system”?

• Farmers leaving their produce out in the sun to spoil as a means of protesting a protective tariff

• Congress only approving laws introduced by the Supreme Court

• John Q. Adams selecting his father to be Secretary of State

• Jackson selected people who supported his campaign to receive government positions

During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice

reinforced that perception?

• The public voting for candidates based on religious affiliations

• The president rewards political supporters with appointments to desirable positions

• The federal government recruits volunteers to serve abroad as ambassadors

• Legislators awarding government contracts to the lowest bidders

Which of the following were the effects of Jackson’s victory in the Election of 1828?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Women, African Americans, and Native Americans were given the right to vote.

• Ordinary citizens became engaged in government issues.

• Suffrage was expanded to most white men over the age of 21.

• Rich politicians maintained power in most levels of government.

2. What issue is the author talking about?

• The issue the author is talking about it is nullification.

• The issue the author is talking about it is a war with Great Britain.

• The issue the author is talking about it are Federalists

• The issue the author is talking about it is Jackson’s expansion of democracy.

How does the speaker feel about a state canceling a law made by the federal government?

• The speaker supports it.

• The speaker opposes it.

Who said this quote?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

What does the speaker think will happen if a state cancels a federal law?

• If a state cancels a federal law, the speakers thinks the country will be destroyed.

• If a state cancels a federal law, the speakers thinks the country will be more free.

• If a state cancels a federal law, the speakers thinks the country will be wealthier.

• If a state cancels a federal law, the speakers thinks the country will be stronger than its enemies.

Which 2 statements describes the response to the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832?

• Southern states proposed a change to the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution.

• Both northern and southern states elected new members to the Supreme Court.

• Northern states favored the tariffs because it helped strengthen their industrial-based economy.

• South Carolina argued that the Tenth Amendment gave states the power to declare the federal tariff null.

What was the nullification crisis?