Election of 1828
The winner of the election of 1828.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The centralized location Clay planned to hold additional funds to pay for internal improvements and build credit
What is the Second National Bank?
The nickname Jackson earns for his heroics during the War of 1812
What is The Hero of New Orleans?
This South Carolina politician is the most vocal advocate for nullification in 1828.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
The French political scientist who visited America and wrote a treatise observing American democracy
Who is Alexis de Tocqueville?
The term for the election tactic of attempting to undermine an opponent's reputation
The project which Clay planned to enact with the additional funds the national government collected
What is infrastructure?
The process of increasing popular sovereignty, often seen as the cause of Jackson's election
What is democratization?
This is the nickname given to Jackson's import tax by the Southerners who opposed it.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
The problem that the French political scientist observes with the American system of democracy.
What is tyranny of the majority?
The event that occurred after the election which caused Jackson to hold a bitter vendetta against the National Republicans
The tax on imports which Clay planned to conduct to pay for internal improvements
What are high tariffs?
The check on Congress which Jackson used more than all previous presidents combined?
What is the veto?
The theory by which each minority assents to decisions in a democracy.
What is a concurrent majority?
The name for the appeal to the common man by suggesting that elites ought not control the government.
What is populism?
The curious phenomenon emerging in the election map of 1828 (possibly seen as a precursor to the Civil War)
What is regionalism?
The two DOMESTIC levees that Clay planned to enact to pay for internal improvements
What are high taxes and high public land prices?
The action Jackson takes in 1828 that angers the South
What is the Tariff of 1828?
This is the ultimate threat given by South Carolina in response to the steeper Tariff of 1832.
What is secession?
The story which is told to illustrate the problem with American democracy.
What is the raid of the Baltimore press?
The accusation levied against Rachel Jackson by JQA's campaign
What is adultery?
The man with whom Henry Clay fought a duel early in his political career
Who is John Randolph of Roanoke?
The reason for the scar on the left side of Jackson's face
What is the saber of the British officer whom he shot?
The man who ultimately negotiates a compromise to keep South Carolina in the union
Who is Henry Clay?
The slogan used by Jackson for his 1828 campaign with regard to popular appeal
What is "Democracy, Jackson, and Our Country?"