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- What is the general tendency of a president’s popularity?
a. | Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their terms in office continue | |
b. | Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move drastically up or down, depending on their success | |
c. | Presidents usually maintain the public approval ratings they had when they entered office, unless there is an economic recession or international crisis | |
d. | Presidents usually start out popular and decline over the next four years |
- The major issue in Jackson's campaign for re-election in 1832 was:
a. | His veto of a bill to fund construction of the National Road | |
b. | The gag rule | |
c. | The legality and fairness involved in requiring voters to pass literacy tests in order to cast a ballot | |
d. | The “Bank War” over the proposal to grant a new charter to the Bank of the United States |
- One of the nastiest aspects of the Election of 1828 involved campaign attacks against:
a. | The spoils system | |
b. | Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel | |
c. | Nicholas Biddle for supporting succession when he was a member of the Federalist Party | |
d. | Henry Clay’s alleged adultery |
- By the time Jackson was a few years into his presidency the United States had:
a. | One political party, the Whigs | |
b. | Two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans | |
c. | Two political parties, the Whigs and the Democrats | |
d. | Two political parties, the Democrats and the Federalists |
The charter renewal for the Bank of the United States became a political issue under Jackson in part because:
a. | It refused to grant loan applications for the purchase of public land | |
b. | The bank was using its money to support certain political candidates and their campaigns | |
c. | Bank officials were caught stealing funds | |
d. | Jackson was angry that the Bank would not loan the Democratic Party money |
The ________ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.
a. | Cabinet | |
b. | Executive Office of the President | |
c. | Presidential Advisory Committee | |
d. | White House staff |
The period from roughly Madison to Monroe’s presidencies had a special name, given the distinct lack of serious partisanship and party politics:
a. | The Era of Good Feelings | |
b. | The Progressive Era | |
c. | The Partisan Era | |
d. | The Antebellum Era |
How did Andrew Jackson finally destroy the Bank of the United States?
a. | He sued in federal court, which eventually led to the Supreme Court voiding the bank’s charter | |
b. | He opted to pay all government debts from tariff revenue only | |
c. | He removed federal funds from the bank of deposited the money in state banks | |
d. | He pushed the Tariff of 1834 through Congress, which raised interest rates so high that the bank faced a severe public backlash |
With the Nullification Crisis, spearheaded by Vice-President John Calhoun, this state decided that states should be able to nullify/veto federal decisions they deemed unjust. The crisis ended in 1833, when Jackson threatened to lead troops to this state and personally hang Calhoun:
a. | Georgia | |
b. | Texas | |
c. | South Carolina | |
d. | Alabama |
Which of the following positions does the president have the power to appoint (with the consent of the Senate)?
a. | State governors who resign before their terms have expired | |
b. | Cabinet secretaries | |
c. | A seat in the House of Representatives if a sitting member passes away | |
d. | State Supreme Court justices |
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1. D. Presidents usually start out popular and...