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 a candidate doesn’t get the 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 Quincy Adams
What is mudslinging?
Telling lies to make your opponent look bad
What is a landslide victory?
Winning by many electoral votes
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC?
Jacksons popularity with the common man
What is suffrage?
Right to vote
What is the spoils system?
Practice of replacing govt employees with candidate supporters
What does it mean to secede?
Leave
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina 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