Chapter 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President?
When no electoral canidate gets a majority of electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
Jackson
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Jackson and Quincy
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin opponents 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?
Replacing government employees with winning canidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Declares 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