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