Chpt 12 Flashcards
Who received the most electoral votes in the Election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
When does the House of Representatives determine the President
According to the 12th amendment 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 Adams
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson
What is mudslinging
Attempts to ruin their opponents reputation with insults
What is a landslide victory
An overwhelming victory or dub
What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname
Old hickory
What changed politics in Washington DC
His popularity with the common man changed in D.C.
What is suffrage
Right to vote
What is the spoils system
The practice of replacing the governments employees with the winning candidates supporters
What does it mean to secede
Break away from the union
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina passed the nullification act declaring act declaring that it would not pay the “illegal” taxes. Jackson supported a comprise that appeased the state government that would gradually lower the tariffs , South Carolina accepted
