Question 1

Who does the text describe as "the symbol for a new democratically oriented generation"?

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A)   Martin Van Buren
B)   Henry Clay
C)   Andrew Jackson
D)   John C. CalhounE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The Whig party's strategy in the election of 1836 was to

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A)   run several candidates in the hope that the House of Representatives would decide the election.
B)   nominate Henry Clay because of his strong opposition to Jacksonian policies.
C)   boycott the Electoral College and appeal to the voters.
D)   nominate William Henry Harrison because he could appeal to Jackson supporters.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Despite his public image as a common man, Jackson was actually a wealthy land speculator.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The southern political thinker who most prominently justified southern resistance to the Tariff of 1828 was

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A)   John Tyler.
B)   John C. Calhoun.
C)   Andrew Jackson.
D)   Henry Clay.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Martin Van Buren's chief goal as president was to

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A)   end the Panic of 1837 by active government intervention in the economy.
B)   find an acceptable substitute for the state banks as a place to keep federal funds.
C)   increase the tariff in order to protect New England's "infant industries."
D)   institute federal funding for a national transportation network.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Of whom was he speaking when Alexis de Tocqueville said, "Far from wishing to extend Federal power, [he] belongs to the party that wishes to limit that power."?

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A)   Thomas Jefferson
B)   John C. Calhoun
C)   Henry Clay
D)   Andrew JacksonE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Like fellow Westerners, President Jackson

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A)   did not favor internal improvements.
B)   preferred that local projects be left to the states.
C)   believed that the federal government should maintain all surpluses.
D)   thought congressional power should be interpreted broadly.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Describe the controversy surrounding the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Explain the points of view of those who defended the Bank and of those who attacked it.

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Question 9

Jackson's view of the presidency differed from his predecessor's primarily in his belief that the

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A)   scope of federal authority should be expanded at the states' expense.
B)   president was the direct representative of all the people and the embodiment of national power.
C)   federal government should engage in a vigorous program of internal improvements.
D)   advice of experts was crucial to sound presidential decisions.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Martin Van Buren's response to the Panic of 1837 was to

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A)   inflate the currency.
B)   reestablish the National Bank.
C)   push for federal funding of internal improvements in order to create jobs.
D)   reject government interference in the economy.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Nicholas Biddle realized that he could use the Second National Bank as a

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A)   rudimentary central bank.
B)   mechanism to undermine President Jackson.
C)   monopoly to enrich foreign investors.
D)   means to thwart the political ambitions of Henry Clay.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

One of the "fundamental tenets of Jacksonian Democracy" was that

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A)   educated and virtuous people should be elected to office.
B)   long-term stability for government employees improved government services.
C)   expert knowledge was the key to a democratic government.
D)   ordinary Americans could do anything.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The 1830 debate between Senators Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne focused on

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A)   the doctrine of states' rights as opposed to national power.
B)   the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States.
C)   the "corrupt bargain" during the election of 1824.
D)   Jackson's policy of Indian removal.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Other than Jackson's personal popularity, the main campaign issue in the presidential election of 1832 was

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A)   nullification.
B)   Jackson's Indian removal policy.
C)   the spoils system.
D)   the Bank of the United States.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

About the removal of tribes, who wrote in Democracy in America about "the frightful sufferings that attend these forced migrations"?

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A)   John C. Calhoun
B)   Black Hawk
C)   John Marshall
D)   Alexis de TocquevilleE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Fortunately, Jackson's and Van Buren's policies toward banking had no long-term consequences for America's currency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did white Southerners react to northern criticisms of slavery?

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A)   Whites in the "new" South of Mississippi and Alabama (outnumbered by slaves three to one)  feared criticisms of slavery might lead to rebellion.
B)   A significant minority of pro-Unionist Southerners agreed with the criticisms.
C)   Most Southerners continued to view slaves as always docile, happy, and childlike.
D)   Radical South Carolinians were convinced that both the protective tariff and the agitation against slavery were examples of tyranny of the majority.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

An underlying principle commonly agreed upon by Jacksonians was

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A)   increased government regulation of the economy.
B)   respect for professional experts in government.
C)   elimination of slavery and the slave trade.
D)   suspicion of special privileges and large business corporations.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Evaluate how Andrew Jackson's legacy affected both his followers and his political opponents.

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Question 20

What is the definition of the following key term:
-second party system:

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Exam 9: Jacksonian Democracy

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