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The chapter introduction tells the story of politicians Powhatan Ellis and Franklin Plummer to make the point that |
| | A) | people had strange names in the 1800s. |
| | B) | these two frontiersmen identified with the common folk and typified the democratic-minded politician in the age of Jackson. |
| | C) | appealing to common folk was an effective campaign technique in an age that prized equality and opportunity. |
| | D) | Andrew Jackson was a mere figurehead for his political organizers, who created the boisterous and corrupt second party system. |
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Each of the following was a symbol of the emphasis on social equality in American society EXCEPT |
| | A) | the availability of only one class of seats in railroad cars and stagecoaches. |
| | B) | the freedom to strike up a conversation with anyone, including strangers. |
| | C) | the prevalence of the custom of chewing tobacco and spitting. |
| | D) | the presence of women in the same dining facilities as men. |
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Jackson's popularity was derived not only from defeating the British but also from |
| | A) | his respected position as a landed gentleman slaveholder in the antebellum South. |
| | B) | the way he "spoiled" the children of wealthy political donors. |
| | C) | the "common man" bond he shared with the western people. |
| | D) | his opening extensive tracts of Indian lands to white settlement. |
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In the presidential election of 1824, |
| | A) | John Quincy Adams won re-election to a second term. |
| | B) | Henry Clay and the Whigs defeated the Democrats. |
| | C) | the House of Representatives chose as president the candidate who finished second in Electoral College votes. |
| | D) | Calhoun received the vice-presidency in exchange for backing Adams. |
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Important characteristics of politics in the age of Jackson included all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | politics as mass entertainment, with hoopla overshadowing issues. |
| | B) | expanded political democracy and increased participation in politics. |
| | C) | the acceptance of a party system as legitimate. |
| | D) | increased government efficiency through a competent civil service. |
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The Whig party grew out of what other party? |
| | A) | National Republicans |
| | B) | Freemasons |
| | C) | Democrats |
| | D) | Jeffersonian Republicans |
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The 1828 presidential election was the beginning of the modern presidential election in all of the following ways EXCEPT that |
| | A) | two disciplined national parties actively campaigned for votes. |
| | B) | the South determined the outcome of the election. |
| | C) | the campaign emphasized personalities over issues. |
| | D) | the parties used mass electioneering techniques such as rallies and conventions. |
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Through military fighting and treaty negotiation, Andrew Jackson was responsible for gaining Indian lands for white settlement in each of the following states EXCEPT |
| | A) | Tennessee. |
| | B) | Florida. |
| | C) | North Carolina. |
| | D) | Missouri. |
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Indications of Cherokee involvement in the national web of market relationships included |
| | A) | a new egalitarianism in Cherokee politics. |
| | B) | Cherokee involvement in the fur trade. |
| | C) | the purchase of slaves and thousands of acres of cotton land by some of the tribe's leaders. |
| | D) | All these answers are correct. |
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Free blacks |
| | A) | could vote in most northern states. |
| | B) | could testify or serve on juries in most northern states. |
| | C) | were allowed to patronize most theaters, hotels, and restaurants in the North. |
| | D) | were willing to serve as strikebreakers in many cases. |
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What statement best describes the attitude of Jacksonian Democrats toward slavery? |
| | A) | They strongly defended slavery as a positive good for all sections of the country. |
| | B) | They accepted the institution of slavery in the South and opposed rights for free blacks. |
| | C) | They quietly encouraged the minority among their ranks who actively pressed for the abolition of slavery. |
| | D) | They took steps at the state level to upgrade the condition of blacks without trying to abolish the institution. |
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John C. Calhoun's theory of nullification addressed the problem of how to protect the rights of a minority in an increasingly democratic political system by arguing that |
| | A) | the implied powers of the Constitution did not include taxation by tariff. |
| | B) | since the United States was a combination of sovereign states, special popular conventions possessed the authority to annul federal laws. |
| | C) | since the federal union was formed by the people and not the states, the people could annul federal laws in special elections. |
| | D) | states' rights listed in the Constitution required states to check and balance the power of the president. |
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Which of the following concerning the Bank of the United States is true? |
| | A) | It was the key issue in the 1824 presidential campaign (among Jackson, Clay, Adams, and Crawford) that was decided by the House of Representatives. |
| | B) | In the 1820s and 1830s it was mismanaged, unresponsive to the nation's needs, and unsuccessful in stabilizing the currency. |
| | C) | Andrew Jackson hated it and vetoed a bill to recharter it because he thought it undemocratic and corrupt. |
| | D) | The Supreme Court ruled that a national bank was unconstitutional. |
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Shortly after he took office, Martin Van Buren ran into trouble because of |
| | A) | a business panic that became a lingering depression. |
| | B) | a diplomatic crisis with Great Britain that the Whigs exploited for partisan purposes. |
| | C) | the scandalous conduct and deadly consequences of the Trail of Tears. |
| | D) | antislavery protests. |
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In the Jacksonian party system |
| | A) | the Whigs generally supported an active government, the Democrats a limited government. |
| | B) | the Democrats generally supported an active government, the Whigs a limited government. |
| | C) | neither party believed moral questions should be injected into politics. |
| | D) | both parties promoted the market and commercialization. |
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