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* most states now allow selection fo E.C. electors by vote of the people
* most states now allow selection fo E.C. electors by vote of the people
 
* demise of caucus system = selection of electors by party leaders
** demise of caucus system = selection of electors by party leaders


* disputed election 0f 1824
* disputed election 0f 1824
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* Tariff of 1828
* Tariff of 1828
** later called "Tariff of Abominations"
** later called "Tariff of Abominations"
** 50% tariff
** 50% tariff


nullification movement starts
* nullification movement starts
 
** promoted by Senator John C Calhoun re. the tariff
** promoted by Senator John C Calhoun re. the tariff
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* Jackson ignored the court order “Mr. Marshall has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.”
* Jackson ignored the court order “Mr. Marshall has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.”


* Trail of Tears, 1835-38 (under Van Buren)
* Trail of Tears, 1835-38 (under Van Buren)
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* Tariff of 1832
* Tariff of 1832
** South Carolina nullified the law
** South Carolina nullified the law
** Congress considered a "Force Bill" to send troops to enforce the tariff
** Congress considered a "Force Bill" to send troops to enforce the tariff
** compromise reached by Clay & Calhoun, lowered tariff rates
** compromise reached by Clay & Calhoun, lowered tariff rates
* "Specie Circular"
** demanded "hard cash", or "specie" for government land sales instead of promissory notes or paper money (bank drafts, promises to pay, etc.)
** the government recognized an ongoing land speculation bubble and used the order to suppress it, but ended up causing a financial panic
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* Panic of 1837 caused by
* Panic of 1837 caused by
** financial, land and commodities speculation bubble
** currency shortage
** "Specie Circular" which ended land sales by Fed Gov on credit, now demanded "hard cash"


* currency shortage
* Panic of 1837, which had started before he became President,  made Van Buren unpopular
 
** he did little to address the Panic
* "Specie Circular" which ended land sales by Fed Gov on credit, now demanded "hard cash"
** and was accused of inaction by opponents
 
** on the other hand, his deregulation policies (unwinding the National Bank, etc.) eventually led to the recovery from the Panic
* Panic of 1837, made Van Buren unpopular
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* became governor of Indiana territory in 1801
* became governor of Indiana territory in 1801


* 1st Whig President
* 1st Whig President


* died of pneumonia
* died of pneumonia after giving an excessively long inaugural address that outlined his and Whig party policies
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