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?
If there is no majority in electoral votes
Who was involved in the Corrupt Bargain?
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
Who won the Election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828?
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
What is mudslinging?
Trying to ruin and opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory?
When one candidate wins by a large margin
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jackson’s Victory
What is suffrage?
How many people vote
What is the spoils system?
When a president puts his supporters in the cabinet.
What does it mean to secede?
Leave and form another government.
What was the Nullification Crisis?
When South Carolina threatened to secede over tariffs.
What was the act passed by Congress to relocate Native Americans?
Indian removal act
What does relocation mean?
To move somewhere else