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1. In the 1820s and 1830s one issue that greatly raised the political stakes was

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slavery.

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2. The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s

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became an important part of the nation's checks and balances.

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3. In the 1820s and 1830s the public's attitude regarding political parties

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accepted the sometimes wild contentiousness of political life.

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4. The presidential election of 1824 was the first one to see the election of

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a minority president.

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By the 1840s new techniques of politicking included all of the following except

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deference

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5. By the 1840s voter participation in the presidential election reached

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nearly 80 percent.

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6. Match each individual below with the correct statement.

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· Andrew Jackson~received more popular votes than any other candidate in 1824. · Henry Clay~was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 was thrown into the House of Representatives. · John C. Calhoun~was vice president on the ticket of two presidential candidates in 1824.

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7. The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

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no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College.

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8. John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when

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he appointed Henry Clay to become secretary of state.

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9. As president, John Quincy Adams

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was one of the least successful presidents in American history.

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10. John Quincy Adams could be described as

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possessing almost none of the arts of the politician.

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11. John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following except

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his firing good office holders to appoint his own people.

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12. Andrew Jackson's political philosophy was based on his

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suspicion of the federal government.

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13. Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

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newly won ascendancy of the masses.

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14. The purpose behind the spoils system was

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to reward political supporters with public office.

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15. The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

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the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.

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16. The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828 were

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ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson.

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17. The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828

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were the South.

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18. Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

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this same power could be used to suppress slavery.

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19. John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition" was

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an argument for states' rights.

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20. The "nullification crisis" of 1832 to 1833 erupted over

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tariff policy.

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21. The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from

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the South.

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22. The Force Bill of 1833 provided that

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the President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties.

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23. The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was

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Henry Clay.

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24. The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in

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a clear cut victory for neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers.

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25. In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson

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dispatched military forces to South Carolina.

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26. The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when

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Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833.

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27. Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

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whites wanted the Indians' lands.

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28. In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except

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argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society.

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29. In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following except

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refuse to own slaves.

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30. The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was

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forced removal.

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31. Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except

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it put public service first, not profits.

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32. Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except

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that it refused to lend money to politicians.

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33. One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

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its promotion of economic expansion by making credit abundant.

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34. While in existence, the second Bank of the United States was

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the depository of the funds of the national government.

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35. Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

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a major expansion of presidential power.

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36. Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

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the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation.

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37. The Anti Masonic party of 1832 appealed to

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American suspicions of secret societies.

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38. Innovations in the election of 1832 included

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adoption of written party platforms.

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39. One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the United States after the 1832 election was

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his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter.

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40. Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following except

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opponents of public education.

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41. The "cement" that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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hatred of Andrew Jackson.

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42. The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by forcing the election into

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the House of Representatives.

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43. The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except

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taking the country off the gold standard.

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44. The Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 except

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proposal of the "Divorce Bill."

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53. The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 campaign slogan was

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William Harrison.

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54. William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was

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made to look like a poor western farmer.

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55. Both the Democratic party and the Whig party were

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mass based political parties.

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