Chapter 14-16 Practice Test

The 1824 presidential election was decided

• by popular vote.

• by the Electoral College.

• by the House of Representatives.

• by the political parties.

Which president's popularity with the 'common man' changed politics?

• Martin Van Buren

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• William Henry Harrison

Which Act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?

• Naturalization Act

• Relocation Act

• Alien Act

• Indian Removal Act

Which candidate in the 1824 election was from Georgia?

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• William H. Crawford

• John Quincy Adams

Which 1824 candidate for president was a War of 1812 military hero and from Tennessee?

• John Quincy Adams

• Martin Van Buren

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

Who won the 1824 presidential election?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Quincy Adams

• William H. Crawford

• Henry Clay

Andrew Jackson’s practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters became known as

• mudslinging.

• the spoils system.

• bureaucracy.

• suffrage.

A government permit to operate the Bank of the United States was called a

• charter.

• bank permit.

• bureaucracy.

• bank loan.

In 1830, which president persuaded Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act which lead to the Trail of Tears?

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• William Henry Harrison

• John Q. Adams

The 'corrupt bargain' was an agreement between which two politicians?

• William H. Crawford & Andrew Jackson

• Winfield Scott & Henry Clay

• Henry Clay & John Q. Adams

• John Q. Adams & Andrew Jackson