Key Terms/People
A type of tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff?
What is judicial review?
What is allows the supreme court to determine the constitutionality of laws.
What is the corrupt bargain?
Henry Clay helps John Quincy Adams win presidency & Adams appoints Clay Secretary of State. Jackson claims this was the reason why he lost the election of 1824.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
Idea of spreading political power to all people and ensuring majority rule, Govt. by the people (common man & not wealthy), changed voting requirements (only white males & did not have have to own property)
To withdraw from an organization or alliance, such as the United States.
What is to secede?
What is Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?
Cherokee fought the Indian Removal Act by going to the supreme court, supreme court ruled in favor of Cherokees, Cherokees should not have to leave their land, but Andrew Jackson said "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it" and moves them west of the Mississippi River
How did tariffs impact the north?
They liked them, encouraged the US to buy American made goods which were made in the north.
What is the 10th Amendment?
What is- limits federal power by stating that any authority not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution—and not forbidden to the states—belongs to the individual states or the people
What issue came up during Andrew Jacksons Presidency?
Can states nullify (overturn) federal laws? The southern states were trying to nullify the tariffs.
The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to this.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
What is a Federalist?
What is supporters of the Constitution, wanted a strong central government, Republicians, wanted national bank. John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
How did tariffs impact the south?
They disliked them, they exported to Europe to buy goods and now they were expensive.