Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
when no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson vs Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
An overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew Jackson’s popularity with the common man
What is suffrage.
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed the Nullification Act, declaring that it would not pay these “illegal” taxes. Jackson supported a compromise that appeased the state gov’t that would gradually lower the tariffs. South Carolina accepted. But the states of the south would remember that the federal gov’t wouldn’t let them go their own way without a fight.
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act
