 | Term | Definition |
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majority |
more than half (of electoral votes) |
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plurality |
single largest share |
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favorite son |
candidates who received the backing of their home states rather than that of the national party |
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Who were the candidates in the election of 1824? |
William H. Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams |
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Whose candidacy was weakened by his own poor health? |
Crawford |
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Which Republican candidates were "favorite son" candidates? |
Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams |
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Why was Spain upset at Andrew Jackson in 1818? |
because of Jackson's raids on Florida |
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Who was the Spanish minister to the U.S.? |
Luis de Onis |
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Why did John Quincy Adams believe Spain would not be willing to fight over Florida? |
He did not believe the Spanish wanted to go to war |
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What was the only political party from 1816-1824? |
the Republican Party |
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Who was the actual Republican nominee for the 1824 election? |
William H. Crawford |
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Was John Quincy Adams' presidency effective? |
it was ineffective because his enemies were elected to Congress - thus Congress turned down many of his proposals, and the "corrupt bargain" cast a shadow over his presidency. |
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Who ran against John Quincy Adams in 1828? |
Andrew Jackson |
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What 2 parties had the Republicans spilt into by 1828? |
Democrats and National Republicans |
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What was John C. Calhoun's role in 1828? |
Adams' Vice President |
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Who won the election of 1828? |
Andrew Jackson |
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What changes took place in voting rights in the 1820s and 1830s? |
by 1815 - suffrage - the right to vote, for men who owned property or paid taxes. Between 1824 and 1828 white male sharecroppers and factory workers were brought into the political process. Other electoral changes included the spoils system and nominating conventions |
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suffrage |
the right to vote |
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mudslinging |
attempts to ruin an opponents reputation with insults |
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landslide |
overwhelming victory |
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bureaucracy |
system in which nonelected officals carry out laws |
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spoils system |
the practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters |
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caucus system |
one where major political candidates were chosen by committees made up of members of Congress |
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nominating conventions |
replaced caucuses - delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate |
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What did the South call the tariff passed by Congress in 1828? |
Tariff of Abominations |
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What was Jackson's stance on state rights? |
he was against state rights |
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Nullification Act |
passed by the South Carolina state legislature - declaring that it would not pay "illegal" tariffs |
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tariff |
fee paid by merchants who imported goods |
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nullify |
to void or cancel |
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secede |
break away - to leave the Union and start one's own government |
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What was the Force Bill? |
allowed the President to use the military to enforce acts of Congress |
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What was South Carolina's reaction to the Force Bill? |
they threatened to secede from the federal Union if the federal government tried to interfere with their actions |
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What was Jackson's view on the relocation of eastern Indian tribes? |
he supported the settlers' demand for Native American land |
