| A | B |
|---|
| nominating conventions | meetings where party members chose their candidates |
| Jacksonian Democracy | expanding democracy |
| Democratic Party | arose from the supporters of Andrew Jackson |
| John C. Calhoun | Whig who ran for vice president with Adams |
| spoils system | giving government jobs to political backers |
| Martin Van Buren | secretary of state for Andrew Jackson |
| Kitchen Cabinet | informal group of advisers to the president |
| John Quincy Adams | Whig who lost the presidential election of 1828 |
