1. Chapter 11: Section 1 pp. 336-341 JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY

2. ANDREW JACKSON

3.  Andrew Jackson- Largest number of votes  no candidate received a majority  John Quincy Adams made a deal with Henry Clay  John Q. Adams wins the election in the House of Representatives ELECTION OF 1824

4.  Andrew Jackson vs John Q. Adams  Jackson wins 178-83  Mudslinging: Attempts to ruin an opponent’s reputation with insults  Election slogans, rallies, buttons, and even barbeques used to gain support ELECTION OF 1828

6.  “Old Hickory”  Born in a log cabin  War Hero  Common people loved him  Promised equal protection and equal benefits for all Americans– White American men JACKSON AS PRESIDENT

7.  Political movement toward greater democracy for the common man  Expanded voting rights  White male sharecroppers, factory workers  The Spoils System  Practice of replacing government employees with the winner’s supporters  Democrats believed ordinary citizens could handle any government job  Did not want a bureaucracy  System where nonelected officials carry out laws JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY

8.  Caucus system  Major candidates chosen by members of Congress  Caucus system replaced by nominating convention  Delegates from states chose the party’s presidential candidate  Allowed many people to participate in the selection of candidates ELECTORAL CHANGES

9.  Tariff: Fee paid on imported goods  Tariffs were good for Northerners, bad for Southerners  John Calhoun: States have the right to nullify, or cancel, federal laws  State’s rights are more important than the federal government THE TARIFF DEBATE

10.  South Carolina declared it would not pay the “illegal” tariffs of 1828 and 1832  Threatened to secede from the Union  Congress passed the Force Bill  Allowed the President to use the military to enforce acts of Congress NULLIFICATION ACT

11.  1. What is Jacksonian Democracy?  2. What is the Spoils System?  3. What problems did Jacksonian Democracy try to solve?  4. What did Jackson promise Americans? QUIZ