Chapter 12: The Age of Jackson Section 1: Jacksonian Democracy and States’ Rights

Vocabulary secede: to withdraw states’ rights: the rights of the states to make decisions without interference from the federal government. Spoils system: the practice of giving government jobs to political backers

The Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams defeats Andrew Jackson John Adams’s son Jackson received the most votes but did not get the majority of the electoral votes. The House of Representatives chooses John Quincy Adams Corrupt bargain: Adams makes Henry Clay Secretary of State for his support

Election of 1828 Jackson defeats Adams Jacksonian democracy: More public involvement in government Voting expanded to all white males Women and non-slave African Americans cannot vote Strong executive branch (President) spoils system: Jackson gives political jobs to political supporters

Rising Sectional Differences p. 399 Northeast Western lands sold at _______ prices Federal spending on _________ improvements Supported high ___________ South _______federal spending on ______ improvements Opposed rising _____________ West Western lands sold at ____ prices ________federal spending on _________ improvements

South Carolina Threatens to Secede Tariff of Abominations: (1828 and 1832) raise in tariffs on raw material and manufactured goods John C. Calhoun (vice president) supports doctrine of nullification: idea that a state can nullify, or reject, a federal law South Carolina votes to build its own army and secede (leave America) if the tariff is collected Jackson wins reelection in 1832 and the Senate compromises on a lower tariff