1) When Jackson was elected president, a crony proclaimed that "to the victor belongs the spoils." The appointment of friends and political allies to government posts, a system inaugurated by Jackson, is called the .

2) The theory of nullification

    A) allows the US Congres to nullify laws passed by state legislatures.

    B) was first raised in the congressional debates over the sale of public lands.

    C) was argued by nationalists such as Henry Clay.

    D) was argued by advocates of states' rights such as John C. Calhoun.



3) During Jackson's administration, 97 tribes signed treaties of removal. True False

4) The was that tribe whose removal to Indian Territory has often been called the Trail of Tears.

5) All of the following statements concerning equality in Jacksonian America are true except

    A) Virtually all adult white males could vote and held equal status before the law.

    B) Because political leaders had to appeal to an expanded electorate, campaigns became less boisterous and more focused on specific policy issues.

    C) In terms of wealth and access to productive resources, American society was becoming less equal.

    D) Patterns of democratic dress created both fewer differences in appearance between wealthy and ordinary men, and greater distinction between men and women.



6) The "Corrupt Bargain" refers to the apparantly stolen election of 1828 in which Jackson promised Henry Clay the position as Secretary of State in return for his support. True False

7) All of the following were part of the new political party system of democracy except

    A) the use of nominating conventions

    B) the spoils system

    C) campaigning that informed the ordinary voters about key issues

    D) assignment of all a state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who won that state



8) Which of the following statements is not true about the new political party system of the 1830s?

    A) It comprised two national parties by the late 1830s.

    B) It was based on the belief that parties were legitimate tools of democracy.

    C) It allowed great numbers of common folk to win election to political office.

    D) Each party was a pragmatic organization geared to winning and holding office.



9) Initially, the most important factor which unified the Whig party was

    A) opposition to power acquired by Jackson.

    B) support for states' rights policies.

    C) opposition to high tariffs.

    D) support for recharter of the national bank.



10) The president of the Second National Bank of the United States, who oversaw its downfall when he angered Jackson and attempted to recharter the bank, was .

11) In protest against the federal tariff, John C. Calhoun developed the theory of nullifaction which supported state sovereignty and ultimately laid the groundwork for secession. True False

12) who played a key role in organizing the Democratic party as well as in justifying political parties as useful tools of democracy, followed Jackson as president.

13) The Webster-Hayne debate, while ostensibly over the sale of western lands, became a debate on the nature of the union, Daniel Webster stating that the national government was a creation of the states. True False