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8.1 Jacksonian Democracy

Quiz by Catherine Chesser

Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)(Archived)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the Democratic Party? (8.5C)
    The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
    The election of Andrew Jackson as president
    The abolition movement
    The use of protective tariffs
    30s
    113.20.5.C
  • Q2
    The election of 1828 saw the rise of a new political party. What was the political party called and why did it develop? (8.5C)
    Supporters of Andrew Jackson formed the Whig Party in an effort to get Jackson elected president.
    Supporters of Martin Van Buren formed the Whig Party in an effort to get Van Buren elected president.
    Supporters of Andrew Jackson formed the Democratic Party in an effort to get Jackson elected president.
    Supporters of John Quincy Adams formed the Democratic Party in an effort to get Adams elected president.
    30s
    113.20.5.C
  • Q3
    Look at the image below. What is the main idea of this illustration of Andrew Jackson? (8.5F)
    Question Image
    Jackson believed that government jobs shouldn't be given to supporters of political candidates because it was illegal.
    Jackson supported giving government positions to those individuals who supported political candidates.
    Jackson simply ignored the supporters of his campaign for the presidency.
    Jackson felt that people who supported his campaign were only out for their own personal gain.
    30s
    113.20.5.F
  • Q4
    Which of the following occurred as a result of President Andrew Jackson's "spoils system"? (8.5F)
    Southern states began to nullify all laws passed by Congress.
    People became more interested in participating in government.
    All corruption within the federal government disappeared.
    Elected officials gave government jobs to their loyal supporters.
    30s
    113.20.5.F
  • Q5
    Look at the image below. What statement can best be supported by the image? (8.5F)
    Question Image
    It was the first election that allowed African American men to vote.
    Jackson's election was a victory for the common man.
    The wealthy and educated white men had all voted for Jackson.
    Jackson's election signaled an end to the Democratic Party.
    30s
    113.20.5.F
  • Q6
    Why was the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 known as a victory for the "common man"? (8.5F)
    Jackson was a self-made man who considered education an unnecessary requirement for political leadership.
    The Democratic Party had allowed suffrage for only the wealthy and educated men in the South.
    It represented a change in the political structure of the country to a one party system.
    Jackson was the first President elect who had no previous wartime experience.
    30s
    113.20.5.F
  • Q7
    The Election of 1828, won by Andrew Jackson, was a historic election because of changes-- (8.5F)
    that expanded suffrage rights for all white men by doing away with the property requirement
    to campaign politics that meant an end to the mudslinging for all future elections
    that created the protective tariffs that allowed northern industries to compete with Europe
    to the institution of slavery by establishing the Missouri Compromise in 1820
    30s
    113.20.5.F

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