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When does the House of Representatives determine the President?

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When no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes

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Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?

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Andrew Jackson

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Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?

A

The speaker of the House

3
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Who won the Election of 1824?

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John Quincy Adam

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Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?

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Jackson vs. Quincy Adams

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What is mudslinging?

A

Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults

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What is a landslide victory?

A

An overwhelming victory

7
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What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?

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Old Hickory

8
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What changed politics in Washington DC?

A

Jackson’s popularity

9
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What is suffrage?

A

Right to vote

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What is the spoils system?

A

The practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters

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What does it mean to secede?

A

Break away from the union

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What was the Nullification Crisis?

A

Pay’s illegal taxes

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What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?

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Indian Removal Act

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What does relocation mean?

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Move to a new place

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Where was the Indian Territory?

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Modern day Oklahoma

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Who is most famous for creating the written Cherokee language?

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Sequoyah

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What group did not comply with the Indian Removal Act?

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The Cherokee

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What court case held that the Cherokee were entitled to federal protection?

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Worcester vs. Georgia

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What was Jackson’s response to that court case?

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“John Marshall has made his decision and now let him enforce it.”

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma

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Who led federal troops in moving the Cherokee?

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General Winfield Scott

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What leader went to war with federal troops and resisted removal?

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Chief Osceola

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What institution did Jackson try to kill?

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The bank (federal funds)

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What President was inaugurated in 1837?

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Martin Van Buren

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Who had the shortest Presidency in US History?

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William Henry Harrison

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How did John Tyler become President?

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Due to the death of WHH