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Question #1
The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for
A.   states' rights.
B.   Andrew Jackson and the union.
C.   the industrialists.
D.   neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers.
E.   South Carolina.
Question #2
The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when
A.   Congress used the provisions of the Force gill.
B.   the federal army crushed all resistance.
C.   South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs.
D.   Andrew Jackson used the Court system to force compliance.
E.   Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833.
Question #3
Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that
A.   the bank was unconstitutional.
B.   the bank's president arrogantly defied the president.
C.   the bank was autocratic and tyrannical.
D.   the bank was beholden to British financial interests.
E.   it was controlled by an elite moneyed aristocracy.
Question #4
Andrew Jackson believed that pet banks symbolized Eastern wealth and threatened American democracy.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was
A.   opposition to the tariff.
B.   opposition to the Anti-Masonic party.
C.   hatred of Andrew Jackson.
D.   the desire for a strong president.
E.   support of the American System.
Question #6
The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in
A.   the replacement of insecurity by security in employment.
B.   the same actions of those taken by John Quincy Adams.
C.   the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.
D.   the destruction of the personalized political machine.
E.   a clean sweep of federal job holders.
Question #7
The Nullification Crisis in 1828 began with which state?
A.   Maine
B.   Maryland
C.   Virginia
D.   South Carolina
Question #8
Jackson's first vice-president, Martin Van Buren, publicly disagreed with him on the subject of states' rights.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was
A.   Henry Clay
B.   Andrew Jackson
C.   John Quincy Adams
Question #10
Andrew Jackson used the power of the presidency to
A.   raise tariffs to fill the government treasury with funds.
B.   influence Supreme Court decisions in which he was interested.
C.   recognize the land claims of the Cherokee Nation.
D.   fire many federal officials and appoint loyal followers in their places.

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