8USH 12.1

In the election of 1824, the four candidates were all ____.

• Whigs
• Republicans
• Democratic Republicans
• Nationalists

Who decided the election of 1824?

• the Supreme Court
• the Electoral College
• the House of Representatives
• the voters

President John Quincy Adams believed in a strong federal government.

• TRUE
• FALSE

In the election of 1828, the National Republicans supported ____.

• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• William Crawford
• Andrew Jackson

Why did President Jackson devise the spoils system?

• to give jobs to his supporters
• to create a new Cabinet position
• to choose his Cabinet members
• to choose a justice for the Supreme Court

Vice President John C. Calhoun opposed President Jackson over nullification.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Although President Jackson believed in states' rights, he supported ____.

• the Supreme Court
• nullification
• secession
• a strong nation

South Carolina's Nullification Acts were a response to the spoils system.

• TRUE
• FALSE

President Jackson vetoed a bill about ____.

• secession
• nullification
• roads in Kentucky
• tariffs

____ showed that the United States was becoming more democratic during the Jackson era.

• Use of the spoils system
• Changes in state requirements to vote
• An increase in political parties
• Use of tariffs to protect American goods