Ch 10 Flashcards
Democratic Party
A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
Jacksonian Democracy
An expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration
John C Calhoun
American politician and supporter of slavery and states rights, he served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina nullification crisis
What changes did the new western states make that allowed more people to vote?
Some states started allowing more white males to vote. Parties began holding public nominating conventions.
How did nominating conventions allow the people more say in politics?
Party members could now choose the candidates instead of the party leaders
What two new political parties faced off in the election of 1828? Which candidate did each party support?
Democratic Party supported Andrew Jackson. Republican Party supported John C Calhoun
Why did Andrew Jackson have more popular support than did Adams?
Jackson was born poor and rose to success through his own hard work. People viewed him as someone that understood the common man. Adams was born into a rich, powerful family. People viewed him as someone that favored fellow rich people.
spoils system
A politicians’ practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
Kitchen Cabinet
President Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers, so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
Martin Van Buren
American Politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the eighth president of the United States
On what were the economies of the northern, southern, and western states based?
North: trade and manufacturing South: farming cash crops West: emerging economy, mostly subsistence farming
Tariff of Abominations
The nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
How might the sectional issues involved in the dispute over the Tariff of Abominations lead to future problems between North and South?
It helped Northerners, but hurt Southerners. This increased the anger and distrust between the two regions
nullification crisis
A dispute led by John C Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
states’ rights doctrine
The belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
Daniel Webster
American lawyer and statesman, he spoke out against nullification and states’ rights, believing that the country should stay unified
What roles did Daniel Webster and John C Calhoun play in the nullification crisis?
Calhoun drafted the South Carolina Exposition and Protest to advance the States’ Rights Doctrine in favor of nullification. Webster argued that the United States was one nation, not a pact among independent states. He believed that the welfare of the nation should override that of individual states
What idea did supporters of the states’ rights doctrine promote?
Since the states had formed the national government, state power shoul be greater than federal power.
Whig Party
A political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature
McCulloch v Maryland
US Suppreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland could not interfere with it
What problems resulted from weakening the Bank?
Jackson weakened the bank by moving most of its funds into state banks. The state banks used the funds to offer easy loans to people buying land. This helped expansion in the West, but it also led to serious inflation
Why did Jackson veto the bill to renew the Second Bank of the United States?
He thought it was unconstitutional and it only helped wealthy businessmen
What caused the Panic of 1837?
Jackson’s banking policies and the resulting inflation
Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
