Unit 5 (Midterms 🤯😨😲😯😱)

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

The idea that a nation’s interest should be put over the interests of a specific group or individual; unity

Question 2

Sectionalism

Answer 2

The idea that being loyal to a specific region or group is more important than the country as a whole; partisan, division, self interest

Question 3

What was Henry Clay’s (and President Madison’s) plan that would make the U.S. self-sufficient? (the “American System”) What were the three parts of the plan and how would they help the country work together and facilitate EO?

Answer 3

Tentative US Economy
-New National Bank
-Tariffs to protect manufacturers
-Capital for -Internal Improvements- [Infrastructure]

Question 4

Why was this initial time of the American System referred to the ‘Era of Good Feelings’, politically in the U.S.?
(what did it have to do with political parties?)

Answer 4

The country was united after the War of 1812. There was no partisan politics. There was only one political party (Democratic Republicans). The country was filled with nationalism and people wanting to help the country’s best interests.

Question 5

Who had received the most, but not a majority, of the electoral votes in the presidential election of 1824?

Answer 5

Andrew Jackson

Question 6

According to the Constitution, if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, how is the winner determined?

Answer 6

A vote in the House of Representatives

Question 7

-What factor, in terms of who was now eligible to vote, really made the Democratic Party’s positioning of Jackson so successful? (think of differences in who could vote between 1824 and 1828)

Answer 7

There was no more property equipments for voting. All white man could vote. There was now 3 times the voters there was before. A lot of small farmers and industrial workers could now vote.

Question 8

What image did those against Jackson portray him as to get people to make fun of him? (think of an animal)

Answer 8

A donkey

Question 9

Dirty Politics

Question 10

Political Spin

Answer 10

The attempt to control or influence communication in order to deliver one’s preferred message

Question 11

Andrew Jackson

Question 12

Henry Clay

Question 13

John Quincy Adams

Question 14

Henry Clay

Question 15

Political base

Answer 15

Supports the leader, a ‘foundation’ of loyal voters and advocate