Jackson and Federal Power

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

"King Andrew the First" (1833) VETO torn Constitution

This Whig cartoon attacks Jackson primarily for which action?

  • A

    His use of the veto to expand presidential power, especially against the Bank of the United States

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  • B

    His refusal to enforce Supreme Court decisions on Native American rights

  • C

    His implementation of the spoils system in federal patronage

  • D

    His support for the Tariff of Abominations

Explanation

Whigs depicted Jackson as a king because he wielded the veto more aggressively than any prior president, most famously rejecting the Bank recharter in 1832 and trampling, they claimed, on the Constitution.

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