Chapter 12: Democracy in the Age of Jackson
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| depression | period when business declines and many people lose their jobs
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| caucus | private meeting of political party leaders to choose a candidate
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| suffrage | right to vote
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| nominating convention | where delegates from all states chose the party's candidate for President
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| states' rights | right of states to limit the power of the federal government
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| mudslinging | use of insults to attack an opponent's reputation
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| speculator | person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
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| spoils system | rewarding supporters with government jobs
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| nullification | idea that a state had a right to cancel a federal law it considered unconstitutional
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| majority | more than half
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| kitchen cabinet | term given to Jackson's group of advisors
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| pet bank | state bank in which President Jackson and Secretary of the Treasury Taney deposited federal money
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| majority | more than half
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| laissez faire | the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in the nation's economic affairs
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| Old Hickory | nickname given to President Jackson because he was tough
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| secede | withdraw from membership in a group
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| Trail of Tears | Cherokees' long, sorrowful journey west
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