Chapter 12 Flashcards
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral canidates get a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henery clay john quency adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John quency adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and quicny adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
A overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Andrew jacksons popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing governmental employes with the winning canidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed the nullifacation act declaring that it would not pay these illegal taxes
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian removal act
What does relocation mean?
Move to a new place
Where was the Indian Territory?
Modern day oklahoma