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Module 10 lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| JOHN C. CALHOUN | American politician and supporter of slavery and states' rights, he served as vice-president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina nullification crisis. |
| INCENTIVE | Something that motivates another person. |
| MARTIN VANBUREN | American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the eighth president of the United States. |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY | A political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824 |
| JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY | an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration |
| NOMINATING CONVENTIONS | a meeting at which a political party selects its presidential and vice-presidential candidate; first held in the 1820s |
| SPOILS SYSTEM | a politicians practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters |
| KITCHEN CABINET | President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen |
| Explain why the election of 1824 was questioned by Jackson's supporters? | Because people were saying if Jackson won the election vote why didn’t he win the house votes |
| Why was Jackson considered the President of the Common People? | He wasn't born in a wealthy family. |
| How did President Jackson use the spoils system? | Replacing people with loyal party members. |
| Who was considered one of Jackson's strongest allies and served in his cabinet? | Martin Vanburen. |