Jacksonian Democracy Flashcards
Who were the presidential candidates that are backed by their home states
Favorite Sons
What is the popular and largest share of votes
Plurality
Who had to select a president for the election of 1824
House of Representatives
Who did the House of Representatives select for president
John Quincy Adams
Who won the elections because he was a patriot, popular, war hero, and a self-made man
Jackson
What is an system in which non elected officials carry out laws
Bureaucracy
What system replaces the current government employees with supporters of th winner of the election
Spoil System
What system let’s party leaders choose the candidates
Caucus System
What is a tax on imported goods
Tariff
Who liked the tax on European goods
Northerners
Why didn’t southerners like the high taxes
They feared the tax would hurt cotton trade
Who said states had the right to mollify a federal law if it was not good for the state
Vice President John Calhoun
What is it called when you refuse to accept a federal law if it was not good for the state
Nullify
What State passed the nullification act in 1832
South Carolina
What year did the democratic and Republican Party split
1828
Democrats were mostly?
Farmers, immigrants and factory workers
Who favored strong central governments and were mostly merchants and wealthy people
Republicans
What is a attempt to ruin an opponents reputation with insults and also used slogans buttons and rallies
Mudslinging
What were the 2 political parties during 1816-1824
Democratic and Republican
