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Redwolflake15 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

As president, Andrew Jackson believed the power of the federal government

A. should be expanded.

B. should be reduced.

C. should be reduced, and yet was supreme over individual states.

D. should be expanded and was supreme over individual states.

E. was supreme over individual states.

Question 2

By 1828, in all but one state, presidential electors were chosen by

A. state legislatures.

B. state governors.

C. Congress.

D. popular vote.

E. lottery.

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Question 3

By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

A. a desired and essential part of the democratic process.

B. an aberration.

C. unnecessary to the political process.

D. being in the control of special interest factions.

E. a dangerous threat to the democratic process.

Question 4

According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy,

A. all white Americans should eventually be given the vote.

B. there should be one national political party.

C. all white male citizens should be treated equally.

D. slavery should not extend into the West.

E. the South and West deserved special privileges as growing areas.

Question 5

In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

A. New Jersey.

B. New York.

C. Rhode Island.

D. Virginia.

E. Pennsylvania.

Question 6

Today, the oldest political party in the United States is the

A. Democratic Party.

B. Libertarian Party.

C. Socialist Party.

D. Green Party.

E. Republican Party.