US History 105 Ch. 10

Which of the following questions was not a key focus of political controversy during the Jackson years? A.) Should women have the right to vote? B.) What should be the balance of power between state and national government? C.) What should be the relationship between government and private economic interests? D.) How should the federal government address the differing concerns of the manufacturing and agricultural sectors?

A.) Should women have the right to vote?

Which of the following was a factor in the split between Andrew Jackson and John Calhoun? A.) the Nullification Crisis B.) their belief in slavery C.) their regional upbringing D.) their different political parties

A.) the Nullification Crisis

Which of the following was a factor in the split between Andrew Jackson and John Calhoun? A.) the Peggy Eaton situation B.) their belief in slavery C.) their regional upbringing D.) their different political parties

A.) the Peggy Eaton situation

The "Era of Good Feelings" was so-called because: A.) they were years of one-party government. B.) Federalists held a comfortable majority in Congress. C.) politics was organized on competing sectional interests. D.) Whigs defeated Democrats in the midterm elections.

A.) they were years of one-party government.

A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that: A.) slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36°30'. B.) European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas. C.) Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare," except where explicitly barred by the Constitution. D.) the United States needs a world-class national university.

B.) European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

Which of the following was NOT a significant development during the decade following Jackson's presidency? A.) A protracted depression followed on the heels of the Panic of 1837. B.) President Van Buren shifted vast amounts of federal funds to state banks. C.) The Whig Party, having learned the campaign techniques pioneered by the Democrats, triumphed in the presidential election of 1840. D.) President Tyler burned his bridges with the Whigs by vetoing American System-style legislation.

B.) President Van Buren shifted vast amounts of federal funds to state banks.

Which of the following did Andrew Jackson believe was associated with the outcome of the election of 1824? A.) the Monroe Doctrine B.) a corrupt bargain C.) the Louisiana Purchase D.) the Peggy Eaton Affair

B.) a corrupt bargain

President James Madison favored a system of national economic incentives for manufacturers, a protective tariff, a new national bank, and federal financing of roads and canals that came to be known as: A.) the Hamiltonian System. B.) the American System. C.) the Madisonian System. D.) the Union System of Manufactures.

B.) the American System

Giving a political office to someone based on party service is called: A.) paternalism. B.) the spoils system. C.) nepotism. D.) the fair-and-square system.

B.) the spoils system.

Which of the following was NOT a paradoxical feature of Andrew Jackson's public career? A.) Although a man of wealth, he was hailed as protector of the "common man." B.) Although hailed as protector of the "common man," he opposed the extension of democratic rights to blacks and Indians. C.) Although suspicious of creditors and paper money, he was a leading defender of the Bank of the United States. D.) Although an avowed champion of states' rights and limited government, he fought tenaciously as president to affirm the supremacy of national government.

C.) Although suspicious of creditors and paper money, he was a leading defender of the Bank of the United States.

Andrew Jackson was the standard-bearer for which political party? A.) Federalists B.) Republicans C.) Democrats D.) Whigs

C.) Democrats

The portion of President James Monroe's 1823 annual message to Congress that asserted that the United States would oppose further efforts at colonization by European powers in the Americas, that the United States would stay out of European wars, and that European powers were not to interfere with the newly independent Latin American states is called the: A.) Doctrine of Imperialism. B.) Doctrine of Anti-Imperialism. C.) Monroe Doctrine. D.) Crittenden Compromise.

C.) Monroe Doctrine.

What was Andrew Jackson's nickname? A.) Old Fuss and Feathers B.) The Little Magician C.) Old Hickory D.) The Sly Fox

C.) Old Hickory

Which of the following was NOT a key difference between the Democrats and the Whigs during the Jackson years? A.) The Democrats voiced alarm over the gulf between the wealthy and the "producing classes"; the Whigs were more accepting of class hierarchy. B.) The Whigs favored government actions to promote economic development; the Democrats did not. C.) The Democrats were united in opposition to paper money; the Whigs were united in support of it. D.) The Whigs favored public measures to regulate personal morality; the Democrats did not.

C.) The Democrats were united in opposition to paper money; the Whigs were united in support of it.

McCulloch v. Maryland ruled that: A.) American Indians could not sue in federal courts. B.) states could nullify federal laws in conflict with local codes. C.) the Bank of the United States was constitutionally legal. D.) the United States Supreme Court was the entity able to rule on constitutionality.

C.) the Bank of the United States was constitutionally legal.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote, "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror," he was referring to: A.) the Federalist Party's duplicity at the Hartford Convention. B.) the Sedition Act of 1798 for which he had written the Kentucky resolution. C.) the westward expansion of slavery. D.) the events surrounding John Quincy Adams's election to the presidency by the House of Representatives.

C.) the westward expansion of slavery

Which was NOT an attribute of Alexis de Tocqueville's vision of democracy? A.) Democracy was an essential attribute of American freedom and included, but was not limited to, the right to vote. B.) Democracy was more than a set of political institutions. C.) Democracy is a culture that encourages individual initiative, belief in equality, and an active public sphere populated by a variety of voluntary organizations. D.) All Americans over age 21 ought to, Tocqueville wrote, have the right to vote.

D.) All Americans over age 21 ought to, Tocqueville wrote, have the right to vote.

Which of the following was NOT a trend in American democracy during the 1820s and 1830s? A.) In state after state, wage-earning men were enfranchised. B.) For men, skin color replaced material status as the main determinant of who could vote and who could not. C.) A spirit of popular involvement in politics enlivened the public sphere. D.) Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.

D.) Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.

Which is not an element of Chief Justice John Marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? A.) "The power to tax involves the power to destroy," and states did not have authority to destroy an agency created by the federal government. B.) He interpreted the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution to mean that the Bank of the United States was a legitimate exercise of congressional authority. C.) His decision directly contradicted the "strict construction" view of the Constitution that held that Congress was restricted to the specific powers granted in that document. D.) Marshall found that contracts between states and private citizens could not be abridged.

D.) Marshall found that contracts between states and private citizens could not be abridged.

Which was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820? A.) Missouri was admitted without having to agree to end slavery. B.) Maine, a free state (without slavery), was admitted into the Union. C.) Slavery was prohibited in the remaining Louisiana Territory north of 36°30'. D.) The children of slaves already in Missouri were to be freed at age twenty-five.

D.) The children of slaves already in Missouri were to be freed at age twenty-five.

Which was NOT an element in the 1841 Dorr War? A.) It occurred in Rhode Island and was a struggle for universal manhood suffrage in the state. B.) Supporters of democratic reform organized a People's Convention, which drafted a new constitution for the state of Rhode Island. C.) Thomas Dorr, a wealthy lawyer, was inaugurated as governor of the state of Rhode Island under the constitution drawn by the People's Convention. D.) The war's bloodshed led to the deaths of more than 246 people, and to Dorr's execution.

D.) The war's bloodshed led to the deaths of more than 246 people, and to Dorr's execution.

Which was NOT a way women became increasingly active in the public sphere during the early nineteenth century? A.) They published stories, poetry, essays, and guides to life. B.) They participated in religious movements. C.) They participated in reform movements. D.) They exercised the suffrage after 1807.

D.) They exercised the suffrage after 1807.

What political party was organized to oppose President Jackson? A.) Federalists B.) Democrats C.) Republicans D.) Whigs

D.) Whigs

A significant element of the American System was: A.) a national bank. B.) tariffs on imported manufactured goods. C.) federally sponsored "internal improvements." D.) all of the above.

D.) all of the above.

How much of the adult white male population in the United States could vote by 1840? A.) approximately 20 percent B.) approximately 50 percent C.) approximately 70 percent D.) approximately 90 percent

D.) approximately 90 percent

By 1860, most states had eliminated ____________ from their voting requirements. A.) gender restrictions B.) age restrictions C.) race restrictions D.) property restrictions

D.) property restrictions

The Panic of 1819 was caused by: A.) disease that spread rapidly up the eastern seaboard that was ultimately responsible for mass panic in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore. B.) a sudden and deliberate attack by naval forces of the British Admiralty on the nation's capitol. C.) Chief Pontiac's attack on Detroit and surrounding areas. D.) the land bubble burst and its ensuing economic panic.

D.) the land bubble burst and its ensuing economic panic.

Which was NOT an aspect of the pageantry surrounding elections in nineteenth-century American democracy? A.) parades B.) bonfires C.) mass meetings D.) the secret ballot

D.) the secret ballot

Define "suffrage" as used in the sentence, "Suffrage was the 'the first mark of liberty, the only true badge of the freeman.' " A.) a liberty cap or liberty poll, usually erected in a public square or near government buildings, or worn prominently on the head of the free man B.) to suffer, suffering, because without suffering there can be no personal growth C.) pain caused by torture D.) the vote

D.) the vote

All of the states that entered the Union after the original thirteen made property ownership a requirement of voting, at least for a time.

False

Andrew Jackson and his supporters publicly argued that the Presidential Election of 1824 had been determined in his favor by a "corrupt bargain" between some of the participants.

False

Andrew Jackson appealed to the changing voting pool because he represented those that came from generations of wealth and supported a strong federal government-controlled nation.

False

As working-class whites gained equal rights in the political arena, they grew increasingly critical of racial inequality.

False

Both John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson believed in states' rights to nullify federal law.

False

Despite his reputation for stubbornness, President Jackson proved timid and conciliatory during the Nullification Crisis and the Bank War.

False

During James Madison's presidential terms, two-party political competition completely disappeared.

False

In the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams won the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote.

False

President Andrew Jackson's inauguration was a quiet affair in which a small group of close-knit friends of the new president met at the White House for a solemn, elite dinner.

False

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was renounced by President Jackson.

False

The charter for the Bank of the United States was renewed in 1811.

False

The election of 1824 resulted in Andrew Jackson being elected president that year.

False (John Quincy Adams)

How does the Bank War demonstrate that Andrew Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency?

He identified himself as the symbolic representative of all the people with his veto message that appealed directly to the public.

In his Cherokee Nation v. Georgia opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that:

Indians were wards of the federal government.

Which is NOT true about the Whigs?

Their strongest support came from the lower Northwest and the southern backcountry.

According to Martin Van Buren, political parties could serve to check the power of officeholders, counteract sectional divisions, and provide voters with genuine alternatives.

True

Although denied the ballot, women found a voice in the public sphere during the 1820s and 1830s.

True

America was a much less highly stratified society than Europe

True

As a boy, Andrew Jackson had almost been killed when, during the War for Independence, a British officer struck him with his sword after the boy refused to polish the soldier's boots.

True

Between Democrats and Whigs, the Democrats found greater support among Catholic immigrants, subsistence farmers, and urban workers; the Whigs found greater support among wealthy landowners, well-connected businessmen, and Evangelical Protestants.

True

Culturally speaking, in the United States the right to vote is tantamount to being a citizen.

True

Free blacks gained the right to vote in every state in the Union after 1800.

True

Martin Van Buren's presidency, to a large degree, was occupied in dealing with issues arising from the Panic of 1837.

True

Often, political cartoons criticizing Andrew Jackson illustrated him as a king.

True

President Jackson's critics called him "King Andrew."

True

The 1828 "tariff of abominations" led to the Nullification Crisis.

True

The 1836 Specie Circular declared that the federal government would accept only specie (gold and silver) in payment for public land.

True

The Dorr War revolved around the issue of whether propertyless white men should have the right to vote.

True

The Panic of 1819 left many Americans uneasy about the market revolution.

True

The election of 1824 injured Henry Clay's political career.

True

The leading theorist of nullification and states' rights by 1831 was the vice president of the United States.

True

The proper chronological order for presidents from 1817 forward is: Monroe, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, and Tyler.

True

The second Bank of the United States held all the funds of the federal government.

True

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?

announcement of American System program; Missouri controversy; "Tariff of Abominations"; veto of Second Bank recharter

The Monroe Doctrine:

declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization.

The Dorr War:

divided Rhode Islanders over the issue of expanding voting rights for white men.

The nullification crisis:

involved the fears of some slaveholders that the federal government might take action against slavery.

Democrats in the 1830s generally believed that:

new corporate enterprises were suspicious.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v. Georgia decision:

supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity.

A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:

that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage.

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:

the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.