ch. 12 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Who was John Quincy Adams’ father
John Adams
Andrew Jackson raised in poverty
True
Andrew Jackson born into a wealthy family
False
What did Jackson do with federal employees once he was president
Spoil System
Who believed individual states could nullify federal laws?
John C Calhoun
What was the name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 presidential election?
Corrupt Bargain
Which political party favored states’ rights in the election of 1828?
Democrat
Which political party favored a strong federal/central government?
Republican
What was the term for an attempt to ruin a candidate’s personal reputation?
Mudslinging
What was the term for when a winning candidate gives government jobs to their supporters?
Spoil system
Which group decided the US presidential in the election in 1824?
House of Representatives
Which candidate in the election of 1824 was the Speaker of the House?
Henry Clay
Which state threatened to secede if forced to pay “illegal” tariffs?
South Carolina
What political party was Andrew Jackson a member of beginning in 1828?
Democrat
What is a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws?
Bureaucracy
Which president’s common man background ensured his popularity
Andrew Jackon
What did the U.S. government use as a reason for relocating the Cherokee people?
Treaty of New Echota
Which state did the Seminole successfully resist removal from?
Florida
Who was the Seminole leader who went to war against the US in an effort to keep his nation’s land?
Osceola
Who led the federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears?
Winfield Scott
Which Supreme Court case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Which president persuaded Congress to create an independent national treasury in 1840?
Van Buren
Why did John Tyler become president?
When Harrison died
What is the government permit to operate a bank
Charter
