BJH 7 SS: 11-1 Jackson Era Flashcards

112367545	What does majority mean?	More than half.
112367546	What does plurality mean?	Largest single share.
112367547	What was the Spoils System?	Replacing qualified government workers with unqualified supporters of the new leader.
112367548	What is a Caucus?	A meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy.
112367549	What is a nominating convention?	System in which delegates from each state select the party's presidential candidate.
112367550	What is a tariff?	Tax on imported goods.
112367551	What does nullify mean?	To cancel.
112367552	What does secede mean?	To break away from.
112367553	Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the U.S.; What was he known for?	Being a patriotic hero of the War of 1812.
112367554	What political party did Andrew Jackson support?	Democrats
112367555	John Quincy Adams was the 6th President of the U.S. Where was his background?	Son of John Adams; born into poverty; had popularity with the merchants of the Northeast.
112367556	What political party did John Quincy Adams support?	Republicans.
112367557	What was the Nullification Act?	South Carolina passed a law to stop the payment of what they believed were illegal tariffs during 1828 and 1832.
112367558	What is mudslinging?	The destroying of another candidate's reputation with insults
112367559	Why was there controversy during the election of 1824?	No candidate won a majority vote.
112367560	Who did Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) persuade the House to elect?	Adams.
112367561	What difficulty did Adams face during his presidency?	People did not trust him. What idea did Congress not support? Adams wanted to spend tax payer money on national projects like building a national university.
112367562	Why Andrew Jackson was called Old Hickory?	During the War of 1812, Jackson earned the reputation of being as tough as a hickory stick.
112367563	What new campaign tactics were used during the election of 1812?	Mudslinging, slogans, rallies, barbecues.
112367564	What new group of people earned the right to vote?	All white males, regardless of owning property, were given the right to vote
112367565	What happened at Jackson's inauguration?	Fighting broke out as many people tried to cram into the White House to meet the newly elected president:
112367566	How did people respond when Jackson replaced federal workers with his own supporters?	Fired employees said that Jackson was acting like a tyrant.
112367567	What changes were made to the election procedures?	In the past, members of Congress chose the candidates. For the first time, states had the right to nominate and select candidates.
112367568	How did tariffs affect the South?	Southerners had to pay more for manufactured goods which upset them.
112367569	How did Jackson fix the tariff crisis?	He proposed a new bill that would lower the tariff.
112367570	Jackson also passed the Force Bill. What did that change?	It let Jackson use military to enforce acts of Congress.
121992095	How did political beliefs and events shape Andrew Jackson's presidency?	Jackson was different. He believed in state power over federal power, and he used the spoils system which wasn't fair and changed the government.