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

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