Jacksonian democracy and the expansion of white male politics

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Explain the causes and consequences of the expansion of suffrage and popular politics for white men in the early nineteenth century.
Analyze the development of the Second Party System and the competing visions of the Democratic and Whig parties.
Evaluate the presidency of Andrew Jackson in relation to the spoils system, executive power, and claims of representing the common man.

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Explain the nullification crisis and evaluate what it revealed about sectional tensions and the balance between state and federal power.

Analyze the causes and consequences of Indian removal, including the Indian Removal Act, Cherokee resistance, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears.

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