Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
No electoral candidate gets the majority of votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry clay, John Quincy Adams
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Bad talking your opponent
What is a landslide victory?
When someone wins by an overwhelming majority of votes
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
To break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Dakota wouldn’t pay the 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