chapter 8-Spirit of Reform Flashcards
In politics, when the party leaders choose candidates they hold a ____ in secret.
Party caucus
In politics, when there are large open meetings to choose candidates, they hold a _____.
Party Convention
Andrew Jackson _____ political participation by opening politics for the common man.
increased political participation
Andrew Jackson was staunchly against the _____ and took federal deposit to state banks.
2nd Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson’s bank policies will lead to an economic collapse called _____.
The Panic of 1837
Andrew Jackson chooses party loyalists for government jobs in what is termed ____.
The Spoils System
Andrew Jackson’s Indian policy included moving many Indian tribes to ____ during the _____.
Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears
The Gag Rule in Congress was instituted to stop the debates centering on ______.
Abolition of slavery
When South Carolina threatens to secede, Andrew Jackson used the ____ to stop them.
Force Bill
The Tariff of Abominations caused South Carolina to ____ the law and starts a crisis over states rights.
Nullify
Who was the leader of the South Carolina Nullifiers?
John C. Calhoun
The ____ immigrants were almost always poor, uneducated, and catholic during the early 1800s.
Irish immigrants
The ____ immigrants were usually protestant, educated, and with some money to start their lives over again in America during the early 1800s.
German immigrants
The anti-immigrant feelings led to the ____ movement in America in the mid-1800s.
nativism
The Anti-immigrant political movement of the mid-1800s was called the _____ party.
American Party
This was a religious revival of the early 1800s.
Second Great Awakening
According to the beliefs of the Second Great Awakening, who was to fix societal problems in the early 1800s.
Christians