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1. The goal of the Jacksonians was to:

redistribute the wealth of the nation.
reduce the influence of southern planters.
ensure that people could rise to prominence on the basis of their own talents and energies.
put as many of their own people in office as possible.

2. During the Jacksonian era, the number of voters:

increased at a more rapid pace than did the population as a whole.
increased at a slower pace than in the previous decade.
actually decreased as a percentage of the population.
remained stable.

3. The most significant change regarding "party" to take place in the Jacksonian era was the:

recognition of the value of "third parties."
view that institutionalized parties were a desirable part of the political process.
view that party leaders should be presidential candidates.
emergence of a hard core of party loyalists who picked all candidates for national office.

4. Which of the following did Jackson and the Jacksonians not attack?

A "class" of permanent officeholders
The system by which presidential candidates were selected
The "spoils system"
The party caucus

5. John C. Calhoun advanced the theory of nullification as:

a moderate alternative to secession.
a means of making the national government secondary to the states.
a concession to western interests.
a way to force Congress to pass a protective tariff.

6. The most significant result of the Eaton affair was that:

John C. Calhoun became the leader of the Kitchen Cabinet.
it led to the Webster-Hayne debate.
Martin Van Buren emerged as Jackson's choice to succeed him.
John Eaton became Jackson's secretary of state.

7. Robert Y. Hayne supported the continued sale of western lands in an effort to:

aid the expansion of slavery.
help finance internal improvements.
add to the deposits in the national bank.
get western support for efforts to reduce the tariff.

8. Daniel Webster's "Second Reply to Hayne" was made in an attempt to:

refute Calhoun's theory of nullification.
affirm the integrity of the Union.
support the sale of western lands.
a and b
b and c

9. The "force bill" of 1832:

authorized the president to use force to see that acts of Congress were obeyed.
forced Jackson to stand up to Calhoun.
forced the president to consult Congress if he planned to use troops against South Carolina.
made it impossible for other southern states to nullify laws.

10. When the Indian removal was completed:

every Indian west of the Mississippi River was gone.
only elements of the Seminoles and Cherokees remained.
the Indians were relocated in reservations much like the tribal lands they left.
the Indians were far enough removed from whites where they would not face further encroachments.

11. Under Nicholas Biddle, the national bank:

withheld credit from new businesses.
had a restraining effect on less well-managed state banks.
did little general banking business.
operated solely from its Philadelphia headquarters.

12. The national bank was supported by:

hard money" advocates.
soft money" advocates.
western farmers.
eastern business interests.

13. Determined to reduce the Bank's power even before its charter expired, Jackson:

fired most of its officials, including Biddle.
removed government deposits from the Bank.
removed government deposits from state banks.
exposed the high officials who had been borrowing from the Bank.

14. Roger B. Taney's tenure as chief justice:

marked a sharp break with the Marshall Court in constitutional interpretation.
was little more than an extension of the Marshall Court.
helped modify Marshall's vigorous nationalism.
was greatly influenced by the views of John C. Calhoun.

15. The Whig Party:

favored expanding the power of the federal government.
encouraged industrial and commercial development.
advocated knitting the country together into a consolidated economic system.
All of the above
None of the above

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