Across
- 2. A closed-door system where a small group of leaders picked candidates without the public.
- 7. A shift in power from wealthy elites to average farmers and workers.
- 9. Jackson’s policy of cycling people out of government jobs to prevent "career politicians" and give more citizens a chance to serve.
Down
- 1. The removal of property rules, allowing nearly all white men to vote.
- 3. A political landscape dominated by two major opposing sides—at this time, the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whigs.
- 4. The first labor-focused political organizations that fought for things like the 10-hour workday and free public education.
- 5. The practice of rewarding loyal political supporters with government jobs, regardless of their experience.
- 6. A short-lived "third party" that feared secret societies and was the first to use a national convention to pick its candidate.
- 8. The first labor parties formed to fight for workers' rights and public schools.