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 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?
Jackson and Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
Overwhelming victory
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jack owns popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Act declaring that SC would not pay “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