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In what way was the United States more democratic than anywhere else in the world during the first half of the nineteenth century?
Franchise qualifications
Which of the following were the three key elements of Clay’s American system?
Protective tariff, subsidized internal improvements, and the national bank
In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by
persuading Congress to pass a new tariff that gradually reduced duties.
Which of the following statements describes the impact of the Jacksonian-era constitutional revolution on the states?
Between 1830 and 1860, twenty states revised their charters and enhanced democracy.
Which of the following describe John Tyler and his presidency?
He so angered Whigs that he was kicked out of the party while president.
Why did several eastern states expand suffrage in the 1810s?
They wanted to discourage westward migration.
Which of the following elements defined the Democrats under Andrew Jackson?
Support for average Americans
Which of the following was the primary function of the Second Bank of the United States?
To stabilize the nation's money supply by forcing state banks to convert their paper money periodically into gold and silver coin
On which issue was the Whig philosophy of the 1830s critically different from that of the Federalists in the 1790s?
Rule by an elite based on talent
Which of the following was the critical catalyst for antebellum reform movements?
The Second Great Awakening
What aspect of early nineteenth-century American government had the founders condemned as contrary to republican ideals?
Political Parties
On whom did President Jackson rely for political advice?
An informal group called the Kitchen Cabinet
Which of the following statements describes Jackson’s veto of the bill rechartering the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?
It was a popular move, blending constitutional arguments, an appeal to patriotism, and class rhetoric.
Which of the following developments spurred the Panic of 1837?
The Bank of England curtailed British investment in the United States.
The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following?
Transcendentalism
Who is considered the first real politician, partly because he created the first statewide political machine?
Martin Van Buren
How did President Andrew Jackson change the federal system of office holding?
Jackson introduced the principle of rotation in office to discourage long tenure.
Which of the following statements characterizes Andrew Jackson’s intentions toward Native Americans during his presidency?
Jackson meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.
President Martin Van Buren responded to the Panic of 1837 by
adopting a hands-off, limited-government stance.
Which of the following qualities did Henry David Thoreau urge in his readers, as demonstrated by the statement, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer”?
Individuality
The power of elected officials to grant government jobs to party members in return for their loyalty is known as which of the following systems?
Patronage
How did Andrew Jackson respond to South Carolina’s claimed right of nullification in 1832?
He asked Congress for a Force Bill authorizing him to use the military to suppress any act of nullification.
In the U.S. Supreme Court case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), John Marshall and the Court majority issued a decision that
upheld Indian nations' political authority in their communities.
In the election of 1840, Whigs boosted their electoral hopes by appealing to which of the following groups?
Women
Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were well known for their involvement in which of the following movements?
Transcendentalism