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ch. 12 SS
study for chapter 12 test Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was John Quincy Adams' father | John Adams |
| Andrew Jackson raised in poverty | true |
| Andrew Jackson born into a wealthy family | false |
| What did Jackson do with federal employees once he was president | removed them and replaced them with his supporters |
| Who believed individual states could nullify federal laws? | John C Calhoun |
| What was the name given to an alleged deal between Clay and Adams in the 1824 presidential election? | Corrupt Bargain |
| Which political party favored states' rights in the election of 1828? | Democrat |
| Which political party favored a strong federal/central government? | Republican |
| What was the term for an attempt to ruin a candidate's personal reputation? | Mudslinging |
| What was the term for when a winning candidate gives government jobs to their supporters? | Spoil System |
| Which group decided the US presidential in the election in 1824? | House of Representatives |
| Which candidate in the election of 1824 was the Speaker of the House? | Henry Clay |
| Which state threatened to secede if forced to pay "illegal" tariffs? | South Carolina |
| What political party was Andrew Jackson a member of beginning in 1828? | Democrat |
| What is a system where appointed officials, not elected ones, carry out laws? | Bureaucracy |
| Which president's common man background ensured his popularity | Andrew Jackson |
| What did the U.S. government use as a reason for relocating the Cherokee people? | Treaty of New Echota |
| Which state did the Seminole successfully resist removal from? | Florida |
| Who was the Seminole leader who went to war against the US in an effort to keep his nation's land? | Osceola |
| Who led the federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears? | Winfield Scott |
| Which Supreme Court case determined that the existence of the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional? | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| Which president persuaded Congress to create an independent national treasury in 1840? | Van Buren |
| Why did John Tyler become president? | When Harrison died |
| What is the government permit to operate a bank | Charter |