USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What institution did Andrew Jackson believe was unconstitutional, too powerful and served only the wealthy?
A
National Bank
B
Supreme Court
C
Military
D
Congress
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In his 1830 and 1831 annual messages, Jackson reiterated his opposition to the Bank. He proposed in its stead a wholly government institution-in name a bank, but in effect an arm of the Treasury, without power to make loans, acquire property, or issue notes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bank’s charter was unfair, Jackson argued in his veto message, because it gave the bank considerable, almost monopolistic, market power, specifically in the markets that moved financial resources around the country and into and out of other nations.

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