Lesson 1 vocab
the largest number of something, but less than a majority
What is Plurality
The organization DOGE created by Donald Trump is considered which one of our vocab words?
What is spoils system?
to move to another place
What is relocate?
to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
What is to veto?
A candidate for national office who has support mostly
What is Favorite son?
Donald Trump calling Joe Biden “sleepy joe” is considered a form of what vocab word
What is mudslinging?
Cherokee natives were forced to relocate to another region due to white settlers wanting their land. During the relocation Thousands of Cherokee became sick and some even died. This was called
What is The Trail of Tears?
an organization that has an important purpose in society
What is institution?
Greater than half of a total number of something
What is a majority?
a meeting in which rep members of a political party choose candidates to run important elected offices
What is the nominating convention?
to continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed
What is survive?
Land Values dropped and banks failed. Thousands of businesses closed. Many workers lost their jobs, and farmers lost their lands.
What is The Panic of 1837?
a part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than elected ones
What is bureaucracy?
practice of handing out gov't jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
What are Spoils system?
African Americans who escaped from Georgia and South Carolina slave holders
What are Black Seminoles?
belief that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
What is Laissez-faire?
a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad.
What is mudslinging?
Who were the favorite sons?
Who is Andre Jackson, Henry Clay and John Quincy?
The Seminole and black Seminole attacked white settlements along the Flordia cost. They surprised attacked and retreated into the forests and swamps.
What is the Seminole War?
The youngest president at this time at age 50
What is John Tyler?