Age of Jackson [STAAR Review]

Democratic Party

party founded by Andrew Jackson

Effects of Jacksonian Democracy

-increased voter participation

-common men are able to vote

spoils system

-the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters

-they were often unqualified

Jackson's Reaction to Worcester v. Georgia

he ignored the Supreme Court ruling

Reason for the Indian Removal Act

to gain access to valuable land and resources

Trail of Tears

because of the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans move west of the Mississippi River (modern day Kansas & Oklahoma)

Nullification Crisis of 1832

John C. Calhoun claimed that states (South Carolina) have the right to nullify, or refuse to accept, a federal law if the believed it was unconstitutional

Principle Surrounding the Nullification Crisis

states' rights

Main Question of Nullification Crisis

Can a state have the right overrule federal laws?

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Passed by Congress under the Jackson administration, this act removed all Indians east of the Mississippi to "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi

Worcester v. Georgia

the court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no standing