Politics Transform

Question 1

two-party system

Answer 1

• the democrats - glorified liberty and state rights (Jeffersonian)
• the Whigs - valued community and the role of the government

Question 2

the bank war

Answer 2

• 1832
• Henry clay makes it an issue for the presidential election
• president Jackson did not want a national bank
• Jackson vetoes the bill for the national bank
• Jackson seems to be taking over the government
• Jackson easily wins re-election in 1832

Question 3

tariff of 1828

Answer 3

• “tariff of abominations”
• north - welcomed the tariff (industry was booming)
• south - upset by the tariff (cotton industry relied on exports)
• political issue springs up - which also becomes a regional issue
• how much power should the government have?

Question 4

remember this…

Answer 4

political parties have been a part of the US it seems like forever. question is, do they help or hurt our nation? George Washington warned that political parties would destroy the country - was he right?

Question 5

which party wanted improvements, such as canals and roads, made?

Answer 5

whigs

Question 6

party in favor of a strong national bank was

Answer 6

whigs

Question 7

by 1840, how many parties had emerged in america

Answer 7

2

Question 8

the party that attacked the federal government was

Answer 8

democrats