Chapter 9

Quiz for Document 9-4: Henry Clay, Speech on the Presidential Election (1840)

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Question 1

In his campaign speech in support of William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay accuses Martin Van Buren of pledging to follow the policies of Democratic PresidentA. Andrew Jackson
B. James Madison
C. James Monroe
D. Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

According to Clay, Andrew Jackson managed to attach excessive power to the executive branch byA. aligning himself with religious and business leaders.
B. courting favor with the planter class and slave traders.
C. claiming the right to interpret the Constitution and controlling the treasury.
D. taking control of the military and firing all the commanders.

Question 3

The second and third constitutional amendments proposed by Clay in his campaign speech likely referred back to the Jackson Administration-era incident known as theA. Bank War.
B. Nullification Crisis.
C. Petticoat Affair.
D. Trail of Tears.

Question 4

Clay associates the importance of Whigs in the upcoming presidential election of 1840 with the Whigs of another famous historic event known as theA. Glorious Revolution.
B. Jacobite Rising.
C. Stuart Restoration.
D. War for Independence.