The Age of Jackson
This era is characterized by the political power of this type of man.
Who is the common man?
This system emerged in 1828 after the Democratic-Republican Party split.
What is the Second Party System?
In 1828, Congress passed the highest one of these ever.
What is a tariff?
This man led the opposition to the tariff and argued states could cancel unconstitutional federal laws.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
President Jackson responded by asking Congress to authorize the use of these to intervene in nullification.
What are federal troops?
Most issues involving states' rights are related to conflicting interpretations of this Constitutional amendment.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
During this era, there was an expansion of suffrage for this specific demographic group.
What are males? (or men)
Supporters of Jackson formed this political party after he lost the 1824 election.
What is the Democratic Party?
The 1828 tariff was supported by manufacturers from this region of the country.
What is the North (or northern manufacturers)?
The argument that a state has the right to cancel a federal law it claims is unconstitutional is known as this.
What is nullification?
To prevent a civil war, this man proposed the Compromise Tariff of 1833.
Who is Henry Clay?
The Tenth Amendment vests rights not specified to the national government to these entities.
What are the states?
President Jackson instituted policies to move this group of people.
Who are American Indians?
Supporters of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay formed the base of this rival party.
What is the Whig Party?
Southerners opposed the tariff because of the additional expense placed on these.
What are goods southerners purchased?
In 1832, the legislature of this state passed the Nullification Act.
What is South Carolina?
As a result of the compromise, the Nullification Act suffered this fate.
What is it was repealed?
The Democratic-Republican Party split came about after Jackson lost the presidential election in this year.
What is 1824?
Jackson vetoed the rechartering of this financial institution.
What is the National Bank?
The Whigs believed Jackson exercised too much authority over these two branches of government.
What are the judicial and legislative branches?
Because they despised it so much, Southerners gave the 1828 tariff this monstrous nickname.
What is the 'Tariff of Abominations'?
In 1830, this Massachusetts senator argued that if states could nullify laws, the preservation of the union was in jeopardy.
Who is Daniel Webster?
Calhoun agreed to the compromise tariff because he lacked this from other states.
What is support?
Jackson opposed a rechartering of the National Bank using this specific executive power.
What is a veto?
Jackson addressed the Nullification Crisis by defining the nature of this concept in the republic.
What is federalism?
The Whigs were united in their hatred of Jackson, especially due to his use of the veto against this.
What is the National Bank?
In 1832, debate reignited when Jackson signed a revision to the tariff that did this to the rate.
What is lowered it?
Delegates to a special convention urged the state legislature to take military action and do this if customs duties were demanded.
What is secede from the union?
Even after the crisis ended, the concept of states' nullification of a law continued to be this.
What is problematic?
South Carolina declared the 1832 federal tariff null and this word within its borders.
What is void?