Age of Jackson 2025

The Election of Jackson in 1828 was the result of ....

• The victory at the Battle of New Orleans

• Growth of the Spoils System

• Ratification of the Bill of Rights

• Increase in voter participation

Why did Andrew Jackson view the Spoils System as a positive aspect of democracy?

• political parties grew

• government jobs were filled by common citizens

• more people could vote

• state's power grew

What caused the formation of the Democratic party?

• Impeachment of President Jefferson

• Election of Andrew Jackson

• Growth of the Abolition movement 

• Favoring of Tariffs

An effect of the Corrupt Bargain was that voter participation increased in the Election of 1828 because...

• An increase in immigrants 

• Religious qualifications for voting ended in all of the United States

• Native Americans were given suffrage

• Property qualifications for voting ended in most states

What is a negative effect of the Spoils System?

• Nullification

• Corruption

• Nothing

• Eviction

A state has the right to overrule an act passed by Congress. After all, the national government is supposed to share power with the states!

• FOR NULLIFICATION

• AGAINST NULLIFICATION

I believe that you are wrong. The states do share power with the national government, but the Constitution says the national government has supremacy.

• FOR NULLIFICATION

• AGAINST NULLIFICATION

Divides power between the central government and state governments

• Nullification

• Secede

• Federalism

• Protective Tariff

Marbury v. Madison

• Established Judicial Review

• Grants Cherokees the right to remain on their lands

• Established federal supremacy

McCulloch v Maryland

• Established Judicial Review

• Grants Cherokees the right to remain on their lands

• Established federal supremacy