Question 1

Of the second Bank of the United States, who believed that it was making "the rich richer and the potent more powerful"?

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A)   Nicholas Biddle
B)   Daniel Webster
C)   Henry Clay
D)   Andrew JacksonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The basic concept underlying the "spoils system" was that

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A)   candidates must campaign viciously to "spoil" the chances of their opponents.
B)   party workers must be rewarded with political office after a successful campaign.
C)   there was no need to take into account the wishes of the average voter.
D)   government positions should not be "spoiled" by turning them into political plums.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Jackson's attitude toward nullification was to

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A)   oppose it because John C. Calhoun supported it.
B)   support it because it was a Southern doctrine and he was a Southerner.
C)   oppose it because of his devotion to the Union.
D)   oppose it as being divisive in practice, but support it as being correct in principle.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

"The laws of the United States must be executed. I have no discretionary power on the subject…Those who told you that you might peaceably prevent their execution deceived you…Disunion by armed force is treason. Are you really ready to incur its guilt?" This was the response of Andrew Jackson to the actions of

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A)   South Carolina.
B)   New York.
C)   Mississippi.
D)   Georgia.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Many critics of the Bank of the United States accused it of monopolizing public funds in the interests of the rich.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During 1835 and 1836, as a result of the creation of the "pet" banks,

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A)   economic stability and prosperity resumed.
B)   the money supply shrank dramatically and plunged the country into a depression.
C)   the Bank of the United States retained all government deposits.
D)   the money supply increased rapidly and fueled wild speculation in land.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

What effect did Jackson's economic policies have on the business cycle?

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A)   They exaggerated the swings of the economic pendulum through the impact of their ill-considered policies on public thinking.
B)   They successfully stimulated the economy and ended the Panic of 1837.
C)   They were successful examples of the workings of the free marketplace and of the success of laissez-faire economics.
D)   The federal government was so weak that they had almost no effect.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Jackson's advisers who did not hold regular cabinet appointments were called the

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A)   Locofocos.
B)   Tennessee Regulars.
C)   Old Hickories.
D)   Kitchen Cabinet.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

In the election of 1840 the Whig's presidential nominee, who was a former military hero whose political opinions were largely unknown, was

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A)   William Henry Harrison.
B)   Martin Van Buren.
C)   James K. Polk.
D)   Zachary Taylor.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

President Jackson issued the ________ in 1836 to require purchase of public land in gold or silver.

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A)   Homestead Circular
B)   Public Domain Act
C)   Specie Circular
D)   Hard Currency OrderE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The Nullification Crisis ended peacefully because South Carolina embraced Jackson's Force Bill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Daniel Webster's "Second Reply to Hayne"

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A)   helped to prevent the formation of a West-South alliance.
B)   resulted in his impeachment as a senator.
C)   was a rousing defense of states' rights.
D)   made him a hero among those in the West.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Over what issue did Davy Crockett split with President Jackson, eventually costing him his congressional seat?

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A)   the Second National Bank
B)   hunting rights on federal land
C)   removal of Indians from the South
D)   cheap land for frontier farmersE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

President Van Buren attempted to "divorce" the government from all banking activities through the

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A)   "pet" banks network.
B)   Independent Treasury Act.
C)   Specie Circular.
D)   Third National Bank.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Banks which received government deposits denied to the Bank of the United States were known as "pet" banks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

South Carolina's challenge to the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 is called the

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A)   Cotton Controversy.
B)   Tariff War.
C)   Abomination Crisis.
D)   Nullification Crisis.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Prior to the "democratizing" of politics during the age of Jackson, presidential candidates were usually chosen by a

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A)   national convention.
B)   state legislature.
C)   congressional caucus.
D)   national electoral commission.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The senator who pushed for renewal of the Bank of the United States charter in 1832 to provide himself a campaign issue against Jackson was

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A)   Henry Clay.
B)   John C. Calhoun.
C)   Martin Van Buren.
D)   John Eaton.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Jackson's policy toward the Native Americans was to

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A)   give them citizenship.
B)   respect their culture and traditional homelands.
C)   place them on reservations in each state.
D)   remove them to lands west of the Mississippi.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The Native American nation forced to move from Georgia as a result of Jackson's policies was the

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A)   Seminole.
B)   Cherokee.
C)   Sac.
D)   Choctaw.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Many critics of the Bank of the United States accused it of monopolizing public funds in the interests of the rich.

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President Jackson issued the ________ in 1836 to require purchase of public land in gold or silver.

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What effect did Jackson's economic policies have on the business cycle?

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