MISCELLANEOUS
The use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of a political opponent is better known as this.
What is MUDSLINGING?
Before becoming a law, it is first a __________.
What is a BILL?
Andrew Jackson vetoed the renewal of Second Bank of the United States' _________ in 1832.
What is its CHARTER?
The Indian Removal Act authorized the relocation of many Southeastern Native American tribes to this territory.
What is OKLAHOMA?
Slavery was often referred to as the "Peculiar ________".
What is INSTITUTION?
Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to his wife as a "scarlet woman", which meant she had committed this sin.
What is ADULTERY?
A bill can be introduced in the House of Representatives or in this other chamber of Congress.
What is the SENATE?
The Second Bank of the United States is now a museum located in this city.
What is PHILADELPHIA?
What is the CHEROKEE?
His 1831 rebellion in Southampton, VA led to the passing of laws limiting the education and assembly rights of slaves and free blacks.
Who was NAT TURNER?
It is the practice (or system) in which after winning an election, the winner awards their supporters with government jobs.
What is the SPOILS SYSTEM?
If Congress adjourns before the 10 days from when it passes a bill, and the President has not signed the bill, it is known as this type of veto.
What is a POCKET VETO?
After removing federal funds from the Second Bank of the United States, Andrew Jackson re-deposited them in these.
What are STATE BANKS (or PET BANKS)?
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled against this state when it tried to confiscate Indian land.
What is GEORGIA?
His cotton gin increased the demand for slave labor in the South.
Who was ELI WHITNEY?
The Tariff of 1828, which increased the cost of imported manufactured goods mainly from Great Britain, was also known as the "The Tariff of __________."
In order for Congress to override a presidential veto, this fraction of votes is necessary.
What is 2/3?
He was president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1816-1836.
Who was NICHOLAS BIDDLE?
A mild word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh is known as this.
What is a EUPHEMISM?
What are the COTTON SEEDS?
Andrew Jackson's collection of unofficial advisors whom he consulted was better known as this kind of Cabinet.
What is KITCHEN CABINET?
HR BILL 3162, which passed in September of 2001, is better known as this.
Hard money was cash. Soft money was this.
It would make sense that states on either side of this natural border were in favor of moving Indians westward.
What is the MISSISSIPPI RIVER?
In order to justify the practice, defenders of slavery often refer to Noah's curse on this son's descendants.
Who was HAM?