| A | B |
| Bureaucracy | system where nonelected officials carry out laws and policies |
| Caucus | a method where people choose a part candidate for election |
| Nominating Convention | a system where delegates from states choose a party's presidential candidate |
| Nullify | to cancel a law |
| Secede | South Caroline threatened to withdraw or leave the USA in a disppute with the federal gov't |
| Spoils System | Handing out gov't jobs to supporters of a winner in an eletion |
| States Rights | The belief that State power supercedes Federal power |
| Sufferage | the right to vote - was expanded to include all white males over 21 |
| Tariff | a tax on imports |
| Force Bill | Authorization from Congress so Pres. Jackson could use force to collect a tax from S.C. |
| Nullification Act | SC law that states it will not pay the tariffs imposed in 1828 & 1832. |