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?
When no electoral candidate gets a majority of electoral votes
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?
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin 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?
Jackson’s popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What is the spoils system?
The practice of 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 Carolina passed the Nullification Act declaring that they wouldn’t pay tariffs (“illegal taxes”), so Jackson supported a compromise that appeased the state government that would gradually lower tariffs and South Carolina accepted
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
The Indian Removal Act (1830)
What does relocation mean?
To move to a new place