The Jackson Era: Quiz 1 Question Preview (ID: 54383)


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What are presidential candidates who receive the backing of their home states rather than that of the national party called?
a) “favorite son” candidates
b) “home state” candidates
c) “national party” candidates
d) “state party” candidates

Introduced in the 1828 presidential election, what became a permanent part of American political life?
a) campaign contributions
b) mudslinging
c) political cartoons
d) plurality

What did Andrew Jackson’s supporters replace caucuses with?
a) delegate conventions
b) nominating conventions
c) selection meetings
d) state conventions

Who were the only Americans allowed to vote in 1824 and 1828?
a) white men
b) white men who owned land
c) white men and women
d) white women

Which law was intended to allow the president to use the U.S. military to enforce federal law?
a) Congressional Act
b) Force Bill
c) Military Bill
d) Presidential Act

increased the prices of European goods
a) tariff
b) rare metals
c) foreign debt
d) ongoing wars

majority:
a) largest share
b) more than half
c) over 75%
d) nearly 100%

plurality:
a) largest share
b) more than half
c) over 75%
d) nearly 100%

nicknamed “Old Hickory”
a) John Quincy Adams
b) Andrew Jackson
c) George Washington
d) Abraham Lincoln

supported the creation of a national bank
a) John Quincy Adams
b) Henry Clay
c) James K. Polk
d) Andrew Jackson

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