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universal male suffrage

a form of voting rights in which all adult male citizens within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other qualification

nomination convention

large gatherings of political party members where delegates come together to select their party's nominee for the presidency

king caucus

a closed-door meeting of a political party's leaders in Congress. These were replaced by party nominating conventions.

anti-masonic party

a 19th century minor political party in the United States. It strongly opposed Freemasonry, and was founded as a single-issue party, aspiring to become a major party. Whigs. Opposing party to Jackson and Democrats, led by Clay and Webster.

spoils system

A form of political corruption where a political parties rewards its supporters with favors, often posts to public office.

corrupt bargain

refers to the alleged agreement made during the 1824 presidential election in which John Quincy Adams was accused of striking a deal with Henry Clay to secure the presidency in exchange for appointing Clay as his Secretary of State.

Peggy eaton affair

social and political scandal in the early 1830s during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The affair centered around _____, the wife of John H., who was Jackson’s Secretary of War, and the refusal of the wives of other prominent politicians to accept her into Washington society.

indian removal act

authorized the president to grant Indian tribes unsettled western prairie land in exchange for their desirable territories within state borders

cherokee nation v. georgia

a landmark case in U.S. Supreme Court history that addressed the legal status of the _______ Nation and their rights within the state of Georgia. It was one of the early cases in which the Court dealt with the treatment of Native American tribes in the United States.

Worchester v. georgia

landmark Supreme Court case from 1832 where the court ruled that states could not enforce laws on Native American land, establishing the concept of tribal sovereignty, meaning that Native American nations are considered distinct political entities with rights separate from state governments

trail tears

the forced removal of Native American tribes, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands in the Southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s

nulification crisis

a major political conflict in the early 1830s where South Carolina attempted to declare a federal tariff law (the Tariff of Abominations) as "null and void" within its state borders

webster- Hayne debate

a famous Senate debate in 1830 between Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina,

john c. Calhoun

prominent American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, known for his strong advocacy of states' rights and his role in the development of sectionalism in the United States. He served as Vice President, Secretary of State, and a Senator, influencing the political landscape of his time through his defense of slavery and promotion of Southern interests.

proclamation to the people of south carolina

statement issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1832, strongly denouncing South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, essentially declaring that a state cannot disregard federal law and asserting the supremacy of the national government during the Nullification Crisis

nicholas Biddle

recognized as the President of the Second Bank of the United States, a central banking institution during the early 19th century, most notably known for his conflict with President Andrew Jackson during the "Bank War" where Jackson successfully campaigned to close the bank due to concerns about its concentrated power and influence on the economy

roger taney

United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens.

pet banks

A term used by Jackson's opponents to describe the state banks that the federal government used for new revenue deposits in an attempt to destroy the Second Bank of the United States

specie circular

an executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson requiring that payment for the purchase of public lands be made exclusively in gold or silver.

log cabin and hard cider campagin

1840 presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison, who ran for president as the Whig Party candidate.