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Expansion of Democracy

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  • This is the practice of rewarding people with government jobs in return for favors or loyalty
    Spoils System
  • This was a statement in some Southern laws that said you didn't need to be limited by voting restrictions IF you ancestors could vote
    Grandfather Clause
  • This law said people from China could not become citizens or vote
    Chinese Exclusion Act
  • Did Andrew Jackson side with the states or national government on the Bank Charter issue?
    state governments
  • Which amendment allowed WOMEN the right to vote?
    19th amendment
  • This is the name Andrew Jackson gave himself because he advocated for the rights of farmers over the elite
    Champion of the Common Man
  • This reinforced the 15th amendment by taking away discriminatory practices like the literacy tests
    Voting Rights Act
  • What made Andrew Jackson different from the previous 6 presidents?
    He was a "self-made" man from a Western State
  • What event featured guests from all of Washington D.C (regardless of class, wealth, or social status). Hint: It also had a big block of cheese!
    Jackson's Inauguration Party
  • Which amendment gave men of ALL COLORS AND RACES the right to vote?
    15th amendment
  • Why did Congress lower the voting age from 21 to 18 (what was happening at the time?)
    The Vietnam War (men believed if they were old enough to be drafted, they were old enough to vote)
  • This is what people called Jackson's group of advisors because they were chosen based on friendship and loyalty instead of qualifications
    Kitchen Cabinet
  • Some states made this requirement that said you had to pay a fee to process your vote
    Poll Tax
  • Which amendment banned the poll tax?
    24th amendment
  • Did Andrew Jackson side with the states or national government in the nullification crisis?
    national government
  • These were the requirements most states originally had for voting
    White, property-owning male
  • Which amendment gave citizens of Washington D.C. representation in presidential elections?
    23rd amendment
  • These were given to people so they could prove they could read and write before they were given a ballot to vote
    Literacy Tests
  • What is the term for the idea that states can decide to void national laws that do not meet there interests
    Nullification
  • What was the law that forced Cherokee, Seminoles, Creeks and other Native American tribes to move to Oklahoma?
    The Indian Removal Act
  • Which amendment gave 18 YEAR OLDS the right to vote?
    26th amendment