USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who were Jackson’s Vice Presidents over his two terms?
A
John Calhoun and Rutherford Hayes
B
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
C
John Adams and Henry Clay
D
Martin Van Buren and John Calhoun
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Republicans nominated Clay for president and John Sergeant for vice president, while the Democrats chose former secretary of state Martin Van Buren to replace Calhoun as Jackson’s vice president.

Detailed explanation-2: -For vice president, the National Republicans nominated John Sergeant, who had served as an attorney for both the Second Bank of the United States and the Cherokee Nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biography for President Van Buren and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), after serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most vice presidents have been in their 50s or 60s and had political experience prior to assuming the office. Two vice presidents-George Clinton and John C. Calhoun-served under more than one president.

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