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SS Ch 12 Sec 1
Andrew Jackson |
U.S. president from 1829-1837
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John Quicy Adams |
1824 presidential candidate favored by New Englanders
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Jacksonian democracy |
the idea of widening political power to more of the people
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spoils system |
the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
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Tariff of Abominations |
1828 law that significantly raised tariffs on raw materials and maufactured goods
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John C. Calhoun |
Jackson's vice-president
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doctrine of nullification |
idea that a state had the right to nullify, or reject, a federal law that it considers unconstitutional
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secede |
to withdraw
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states' rights |
the rights of the states to make decisions without interference from the federal government
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