| A | B |
|---|
| kitchen cabinet | a group of Jackson's own personal advisors (not the advisors approved by Congress) |
| nullification | the right of states to declare federal laws illegal. Seen by some as a threat to the Union |
| caucus | a closed political meeting in which a few party leaders nominate the candidate |
| Trail of Tears | following the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Native Americans were forced to leave the eastern US. On this forced march to the Indian Territory thousands died |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| State Rights | the belief that individual states may restrict federal authority |
| spoils system | taking government jobs from opponents and giving them to the victor's supporters |
| pet banks | certain state banks, used by Jackson and Sec. of Treasury Roger Taney, to deposit federal funds |
| nominating convention | delegates from each state cast their vote to nominate a political candidate |
| secede | to leave the Union |
| soveriegn | independent |
| specie | hard cash in the form of gold or silver used to back up paper money |
