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- What is the general tendency of a president’s popularity?
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Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their terms in office continue |
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Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move drastically up or down, depending on their success |
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Presidents usually maintain the public approval ratings they had when they entered office, unless there is an economic recession or international crisis |
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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:
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His veto of a bill to fund construction of the National Road |
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The gag rule |
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The legality and fairness involved in requiring voters to pass literacy tests in order to cast a ballot |
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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:
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The spoils system |
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Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel |
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Nicholas Biddle for supporting succession when he was a member of the Federalist Party |
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Henry Clay’s alleged adultery |
- By the time Jackson was a few years into his presidency the United States had:
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One political party, the Whigs |
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Two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans |
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Two political parties, the Whigs and the Democrats |
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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:
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It refused to grant loan applications for the purchase of public land |
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The bank was using its money to support certain political candidates and their campaigns |
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Bank officials were caught stealing funds |
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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.
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Cabinet |
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Executive Office of the President |
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Presidential Advisory Committee |
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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:
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The Era of Good Feelings |
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The Progressive Era |
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The Partisan Era |
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The Antebellum Era |
How did Andrew Jackson finally destroy the Bank of the United States?
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He sued in federal court, which eventually led to the Supreme Court voiding the bank’s charter |
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He opted to pay all government debts from tariff revenue only |
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He removed federal funds from the bank of deposited the money in state banks |
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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:
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Georgia |
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Texas |
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South Carolina |
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Alabama |
Which of the following positions does the president have the power to appoint (with the consent of the Senate)?
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State governors who resign before their terms have expired |
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Cabinet secretaries |
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A seat in the House of Representatives if a sitting member passes away |
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State Supreme Court justices |