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
Who won the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Attempts to ruin their 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?
Andrew Jackson popularity
What is suffrage?
Is the right to vote.
What is the spoils system?
The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters.
What does it mean to secede?
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Is what South Carolina passed to say that the would not pay theses “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