JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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vetoing Congress
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use of the spoils system
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ignoring the Supreme Court order to protect Indians
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -After his unprecedented veto of the Bank bill, President Andrew Jackson’s opponents accused him of abusing his Presidential powers. This cartoon depicted him as a tyrannical king, trampling on the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hostile cartoonists portrayed him as King Andrew I. Behind their accusations lay the fact that Jackson, unlike previous Presidents, did not defer to Congress in policy-making but used his power of the veto and his party leadership to assume command.
Detailed explanation-3: -Purpose. The political cartoon was first shown in 1832 in the Library of Congress and was a response to Jackson’s veto against the United States national bank deposits in September. He is depicted as a monarch because opposers often viewed Jackson as an abuser of his presidential powers, not obeying the laws.