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17 Cards in this Set
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What president had no foreign-policy milestones?
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Andrew Jackson
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What were the five main ways Jackson was similar to Washington?
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Soldier first and national hero, peculator in Western lands, owner of large plantation and slaves, Mandas if you intellectual interest, poorly educated
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What is the difference between Hardmoney and soft money and which kind is Jackson prefer?
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Hardmoney is specie and South money is paper Jackson likes Hardmoney
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What US election was known as one of the worst for the mud slinging?
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Election of 1828
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What was the biggest tragedy that was a result of the mudslinging in the election of 1828?
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The death of Jackson's wife Rachel
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Jackson viewed his victory in 1828 as a mandate. What did he mean by this?
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He was called upon to challenge Congress and the Supreme Court for the common man
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What was the main idea of Jacksonian democracy?
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Every adult white American male was equally competent and politically important
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What were the two main ways elections became more democratic?
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Most states removed property qualifications and candidates were chosen by party conventions rather than a congressional caucus
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What's the difference between a National party convention and a congressional caucus?
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A congressional caucus I had 20 to 30 delegates and national party convention had 400 to 500 delegates from every state
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Jackson's critics called his system the spoils system what did he call it?
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Practice rotation
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What was the main idea behind the spoils system?
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It's not what you know, it's who you know
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What was Jackson's kitchen cabinet?
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And in formal cabinet of his close friends to invite him
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How many congressional bills to Jackson Veto? Why was this a significant number?
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12. More than all of his predecessors combined
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Jackson claimed he was using the veto as a what?
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An extension of the common man over Congress
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What was the Webster-Hayne debate?
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Robert hand made a speech in support of cheap land and referred to the possibility of nullification. Daniel Webster made reply to this argument that led to a debate. It was a two day long debate, and Webster came out victorious
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In the Webster hayne debate, Webster compared notification to what?
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Treason
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Who said "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable!"
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Daniel Webster
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