andrew jackson could be described as
a frontier aristocrat
the inauguration of andrewjackson in 1829 was significant because it
signified the empowerment of a heretofore disenfranchised class of americans
during andrew jacksons presidency, the common people gained political power through all of the following means except
enfranchisement of women and free blacks
in 1828, the only state not to choose its presidential electors by popular vote was
south carolina
under the leadership of martin van buren, the albany regency argued that a permanent party system was needed to
provide a check against abuse in office, ensure genuine democracy to the populace, force politicians to answer to the people, and create a counterfeit against a political elite.
the oldest political party in the united states is the
democratic party
the jackson administration actively promoted the rights of
the elite
during the presidency of andrew jackson, the spoils system was used to replace
one out of five federal office holders
the most significant proponent of the nullification doctrine was
John C. Calhoun
the theory of nullification is based on the principle that
individual states may declare federal laws unconstituional.
which statement would most likely have been said by a supporter of nullification?
the states can choose to ignore laws they feel are unconstitutional.
significant conflict arose between jackson and his cabinet over..
the Eaton affair.
the webster-hayne debates began over one issue but quickly switched to another. they switched from
the state of public lands to states' rights.
after the webster-hayne debates, president andrew jackson emphasized his support of
a permanent federal union
in response to south carolina's votge to nullify the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, president andrew jackson took all of the following actions except..
arresting John C Calhoun.
the author of the Compromise Tariff that ended the nullification crisis was.
henry clay
in the mid-1800s, many westerners favored indian removal for all of the following reasons except
to preserve the american indians' independent status
when jackson heard marshall's decision in th cae between georgia and cherokee, he
refused to enforce the decision.
the indian tribe that most successfully resisted removal was the
seminole
the bank of the US benefited from the economy by
issuing pank notes, holding gov't funds, restraining policies of the state banks, and providing credit to growing enterprises.
in 1832, henry clay was the presidential candidate of the
national republicans
to reduce the influence of the bank of the US, roger taney followed the policy of
gradually moving federal funds into state banks
the president of the bank of the US responded to andrew jacksons attempt to kill the bank by
calling in loans and raising interest rates
the 'bank war' of the 1830s was to a large extent
a personal struggle for power between andrew jackson and nicholas biddle
the charles river bridge case os 1837 dealt with the issue of
contract rights
the creation of a second party system in the 1830s produced competition between the
whigs and democrats
the philosophy of the whig party supported
control of westward expansion
in jacksonian america, the democratic party's philosophy was based on all of the following ideas except
the stimulation of the economy by the federal government
in the 1830s, the supporters of thw higs included all of the following groups except
irish and german catholics
in the 1830s, the supporters of the democrats included all of the following groups except
evangelistical protestants
martin van buren won the election of 1836 because he was able to capitalize on
the whig party's inability to unify across regional lines
the ecomonic boom before 1837 exhibited all of the following characteristics except
a decrease in the price of deomestic products
the immediate causes of the panic of 1837 included all of the follofing except
the easy credit politicies of the bank of the US
after harrison's death, the office of president was taken over by
John Tyler
the age of the "penny press" was launched by the
New York Sun
In the 1830's, the national republicans began to call themselves by a new name, the..
democrats
president jacksons unofficial political advisors became known as the
kitchen cabinet
the cherokee, creek, seminole, chickasaw, and choctaw indians were known as the
5 original tribes
the ____ was the name given to the route the cherokee indians took to their reservation in Oklahoma in 1838.
Trail of Tears
During the "Bank War" andrew jackson shifted federal money to state financial institutions that became known as the ...
pet banks
the political campaign that helped to elect willian henry harrison to the presidency of the US aquired the name of the ____ Campaign
Log Cabin
In 1828, the US elected _____ president
andrew jackson