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The democratizing of politics in the Jacksonian period led to an increased turnout of voters. [Hint]
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Of the major presidential candidates in 1828, Andrew Jackson took the most firm and consistent stand on the major issues. [Hint]
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Politically, Andrew Jackson drew support from every section and every social class in 1828. [Hint]
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Most of President Jackson's political appointees were "common men" who had little prior experience in public administration. [Hint]
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President Jackson vetoed more congressional bills than all the previous presidents combined. [Hint]
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President Jackson proposed that the federal government solve the problem of a federal revenue surplus by reducing the price of public land. [Hint]
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Although they served together as president and vice-president, Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun were quite far apart ideologically, usually disagreeing sharply on states' rights, distribution, and tariff policy. [Hint]
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When President Jackson pursued a policy of Indian removal, the Seminole Indians attempted to retain their lands by adjusting to white ways. [Hint]
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In 1832, South Carolina tried to nullify a federal antislavery law. [Hint]
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President Jackson vetoed the second Bank of the United States recharter bill because he thought the bank was unconstitutional and an agent of special privilege. [Hint]
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President Jackson's Specie Circular caused land prices to soar, wiped out the federal debt, and produced a revenue surplus. [Hint]
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The new Whig party was primarily held together by opposition to President Jackson. [Hint]
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President Martin Van Buren had the misfortune of taking office just as the Panic of 1837 hit. [Hint]
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President Van Buren was the first American president to assume that the federal government had a responsibility for the general welfare in time of economic depression. [Hint]
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The key Whig party campaign tactic in 1840 was to contrast the suave William Henry Harrison to the rough-hewn simplicity of Martin Van Buren. [Hint]
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