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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? Select one: A. Patronage B. The Whig System C. Nepotism D. Caucusing

A

Which of the following laws required the Treasury department to accept only gold and silver in payment for purchases of federal land? Select one: A. The Commercial Credit Act B. The National Road Bill C. The Independent Treasury Act of 1840 D. The Specie Circular

A

Correctly match the candidate in the 1824 presidential election with his description. Select one: A. Calhoun—Secretary of the Treasury in the Monroe administration B. Jackson—popular War of 1812 hero C. Adams—choice of the Republican caucus in Congress D. Crawford—Speaker of the House of Representatives

B

Most of the new state constitutions written between 1830 and 1860 did which of the following? Select one: A. Gave all men the right to vote B. Reapportioned state legislatures on the basis of population C. Required the appointment of most public officials such as sheriffs and judges D. Allowed the states to grant special charters to corporations

B

What did the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution specify should be done in an election like the election of 1824, in which no presidential candidate received a majority of the electoral votes? Select one: A. Congress appoints a special bipartisan commission. B. The House of Representatives decides the outcome. C. The candidate with the most electoral votes wins. D. The Supreme Court intervenes to determine the winner.

B

What was the outcome of President John Quincy Adams' support of the Creeks in their treaty negotiations with the state of Georgia? Select one: A. The Georgia state legislature called for his impeachment. B. Georgia's governor attacked him as a "public enemy" and "ally of the savages." C. His New England supporters deserted his bid for reelection. D. A large reservation in central Georgia was set aside for the Creeks.

B

Which of the following statements describes events surrounding the election of 1824? Select one: A. The disputed outcome led to extended rioting in several large southern cities. B. The Republican candidate William Crawford died from a stroke in the midst of the campaign. C. John Quincy Adams became president even though Andrew Jackson had more popular votes. D. It was the first time a presidential election was decided by the House of Representatives.

B

Which of the following were the three key elements of Clay's American system? Select one: A. Slavery, patronage, and subsidized internal improvements B. Protective tariff, subsidized internal improvements, and the national bank C. Protective tariff, patronage, and subsidized internal improvements D. Subsidized internal improvements, the national bank, and patronage

B

In the election of 1840, Whigs boosted their electoral hopes by appealing to which of the following groups? Select one: A. Freemasons B. Wealthy Northern businessmen C. Women D. Irish immigrants

C

In what way was the United States more democratic than anywhere else in the world during the first half of the nineteenth century? Select one: A. Bicameral legislature B. Method of choosing the Senate C. Franchise qualifications D. Spoils system

C

President Martin Van Buren responded to the Panic of 1837 by Select one: A. depositing government gold and silver from private banks. B. revoking Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular of 1836. C. adopting a hands-off, limited-government stance. D. instituting an extensive public works program.

C

Which of the following statements characterizes the American party system by the early 1840s? Select one: A. As the 1840 election demonstrated, the Whigs clearly held the edge in party discipline and mass loyalty. B. The two parties offered nearly the same social and economic platform but employed differing campaign styles to attract voters. C. The practice of Americans voting for a particular party along ethnic and religious lines began to emerge. D. The Democrats had a major advantage in their wealth and the cohesiveness of their leadership and support.

C

Which of the following statements characterizes the American political system directly after the American Revolution? Select one: A. Political parties were well established and regulated in most states. B. It was highly democratic and open to almost all white males. C. Notables managed local elections through their personal connections. D. Pressure to make politics more democratic spread westward from New England.

C

Which of the following statements characterizes the presidential campaign of 1840? Select one: A. Big businesses and labor unions contributed large sums of money to the candidates for the first time in American history. B. Whig organizers pinned their hopes on clear explanations of the American System and on the voters' desire for national moral purification. C. The Whigs' campaign was a carnival of speeches, parades, and mass meetings to demonstrate the man-of-the-people qualities of their presidential candidate. D. The Democrats outdid the Whigs by presenting Martin Van Buren as the true man of the people, in the tradition of Andrew Jackson.

C

In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, "It is a constant fact that at the present day the ablest men in the United States are rarely placed at the head of affairs." To what did he attribute this phenomenon? Select one: A. More money could be made in business than in politics B. Industrialization C. Whig party policies D. Democracy

D

The 1832 Ordinance of Nullification was based on which of the following beliefs? Select one: A. States can neither bring suit against nor tax a federal institution. B. Only the president has the right to rule an act of Congress invalid. C. The people are the ultimate source of power for the national government. D. States had the right to determine which congressional laws they would enforce.

D

Which of the following describe John Tyler and his presidency? Select one: A. Tyler's presidency faithfully upheld Harrison's priorities. B. Tyler was a longtime supporter of the American system. C. He had become famous as a hero during the War of 1812. D. He so angered Whigs that he was kicked out of the party while president.

D

Which of the following describes the ruling by the Roger B. Taney Supreme Court in Mayor of New York v. Miln? Select one: A. The Court reduced the regulatory role of the New York State government. B. The Court did not expand the economic powers granted to states in the Constitution of 1787. C. The justices allowed a bank owned by the state of Kentucky to issue currency. D. The Taney Court ruled that New York State could inspect the health of arriving immigrants.

D

Which of the following statements characterizes Andrew Jackson's intentions toward Native Americans during his presidency? Select one: A. He planned to encourage missionaries to convert the tribes east of the Mississippi River to Christianity and white culture. B. Jackson intended to force Native Americans to comply with federal treaties, even when they ran counter to the national interest. C. He sought better relations with the "civilized" Indians of the Old Southwest, encouraging them to continue their adaptation to white ways. D. Jackson meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.

D

Why did Andrew Jackson veto the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States in 1832? Select one: A. French aristocrats had invested heavily in the bank and he objected to their influence. B. His opponents in Congress, most of whom supported the Second Bank, had tried to embarrass him politically. C. One of his major congressional opponents, Daniel Webster, directed the Boston branch of the bank. D. He thought it interfered with the rights of states and the liberties of the people.

D