Ch. 11 vocabulary review
Favorite son Candidate who received the backing of his home state rather than that of the national party
majority More than half
plurality Largest single share
mudslinging Attempts to ruin an opponent’s reputation with insults
landslide An overwhelming victory
bureaucracy A system in which nonelected officials carry out laws
Spoils system The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
Nominating convention The system in which delegates from the states selected the party’s presidential candidate
States’ rights The idea that the states have many rights and powers that are independent of the federal government
relocate To move someone to another place to live
Guerrilla (tactics) Type of war tactics in which fighting forces make surprise attacks and then retreat into hiding
Log cabin campaign An attempt to show presidential candidate William Henry Harrison as a “man of the people”
Jacksonian Democracy The era of American politics when Andrew Jackson was in charge
Nullification Crisis South Carolina nullified a federal tariff law & threatened to secede from the Union / Jackson threatened to send in troops
Republic of Texas The nation formed after Texas gained independence from Mexico
Abolitionists People who actively worked to abolish or get rid of slavery
Trail of Tears Route the Cherokees took to Indian Territory after being forced from their land in the East (4,000 died)
Suffrage The right to vote
Caucus System where major political candidates are chosen by committee members of Congress
nullify Cancel
Secede To break away
tariff Fee paid by merchants who imported goods
veto To reject a bill
Laissez-faire The government should interfere as little as possible in the nation’s economy
depression A period in which business and employment fall to a very low level
Suffrage The right to vote