Jackson Era

2. In 1840 the Whigs united against the weakened Van Buren to stand behind one candidate, ___, an army general
6. Shortly after Van Buren took office, the country experienced the ___, a severe economic depression
7. this period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influence, in the 1820s and 1830s later became known as ___
8. In the landmark case ___, the Court decision was that the national bank was constitutional
9. Calhoun used the Protest to advance the states’ rights doctrine, which said that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power
11. the practice of giving government jobs to political backers—comes from the saying “to the victor belong the spoils [valued goods] of the enemy”
14. Where party members choose the party’s candidates instead of the party leaders
15. Jackson chose ___ as his vice presidential running mate

1. Calhoun’s theory was controversial, and it drew some fierce challengers. Many of them were from the northern states that had benefited from increased tariffs. These opponents believed that the American people, not the individual states, made up the Union. Conflict between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened. The dispute became known as the nullification crisis
3. The ___ favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
4. ___ of Massachusetts argued that the United States was one nation, not a pact among independent states
5. They formed the ___ to support Jackson’s candidacy
10. Congress placed a high tariff on imports. Angry southerners called it
12. an informal group of trusted advisers who some-times met in the White House kitchen.
13. Secretary of State ___ was one of Jackson’s strongest allies in his official cabinet