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Nominating conventions |
Where party members choose the party's canidates
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Jacksonian democracy |
A period of expanding democracy in the 1820's and 1830's
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Democratic party |
A political party that arrose from jackson's supporters
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John C. Calhoun |
Andrew Jackson's vice presidential running mate
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Spoils system |
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
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Martin van buren |
One of Jackson's strongest allies in his official cabinet
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Kitchen cabinet |
An informal group of trusted advisors who sometimes met in the white house kitchen
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