Ch. 11 The Jackson Era Flashcards

Ch. 11

398338890	favorite son	a politician favored mainly in his or her home state
398338891	majority	(elections) more than half of the votes
398338892	plurality	a large indefinite number
398338893	mudslinging	attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults
398338894	landslide	an overwhelming electoral victory
398338895	suffrage	a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution to vote
398338896	bureaucracy	system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials (nonelected)
398338897	spoils system	the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
398338898	caucus	a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
398338899	nominating convention	an official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office
398338900	tariff	a government tax on imports or exports
398338901	nullify	to cancel
398338902	secede	to leave or withdraw
398338903	relocate	move or establish in a new location
398338904	guerrilla tactics	referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare
398338905	veto	vote against
398338906	depression	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
398338907	laissez-faire	policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in the economy
398338908	log cabin campaign	A campaign to show the laborers and farmers that the candidate was a man of the people.