Age of Jackson

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  1. 4. The political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician, Andrew Jackson, and his supporters. Lasted from 1828 to 1840.
  2. 6. ____ college (Body of representatives who collectively vote for the president; During the Age of Jackson, the president was elected by this body rather than by legislative appointment.)
  3. 8. The second major political party during the Age of Jackson that was comprised of lower-class farmers and supported restricted federal power
  4. 10. Political group of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy; it was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and supported wider federal power.
  5. 11. A political campaign strategy involving the defamation of opponents
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  1. 1. _____ Party System (A term used by historians and political scientists to name the political framework existing in the United States from about 1828 to 1854. The first and only party system in which the two major parties remained on about equal footing in every region.)
  2. 2. Group of people who were given full suffrage regardless of their economic status
  3. 3. One of the main founders of the Whig Party.
  4. 5. John C.___ (chosen by Andrew Jackson as VP running mate.
  5. 7. The seventh President of the United States and an integral part of the split of the Republican Party. This President’s election was the beginning of the Jacksonian Democracy era.
  6. 9. The Era of Good____ (The time period preceding the Age of Jackson when the only dominant political party in the United States was the Democratic-Republians)