2. Spoils System Describe it. _________________________________ _________________________________ Decide if it was fair. _________________________________

3. After becoming President, he fired many government employees He replaced them with his own supporters Critics complained that he wasn’t choosing qualified & experienced men and weakening the government Jackson believed that he was fulfilling a goal of democracy by letting ordinary people take part

4. The Tariff Debate (pages 328-329) Explain in your own words what a tariff is. _______________________________________ Why did many northerners support tariffs? _______________________________________ Why did many southerners oppose them? _______________________________________

5. The Tariff Debate (pages 328-329) Define: States’ Rights-__________________________ _______________________________________ Nullify-_______________________________ _______________________________________

6. The Tariff Debate (pages 328-329) Describe how the tariff debate and the Nullification Crisis threatened to split the nation. ____________________________________________