Andrew Jackson exerted the power of presidency by?

Question

A.allowing South Carolina to secede from Union
B.depositing federal funds in the National Bank
C.refusing to be bound by Supreme Court decisions
D.vetoing the Force Act of 1833

Some people said it's C.But in my textbook, the author uses lots of paragraphs to talk about the veto rights to thge congress to gain more presidential power.So, I became confused~

Answer 1

1) Jackson, a southern slave holding plantation holder, refused to allow SC to secede as it was not within their power to do so and he threaten to march his army to SC and hang anyone who advocated secession in the nearest tree, including his former Vice-President, John Calhoun.

2) Jackson did NOT deposit money in the National Bank, he ordered the Secretary of the Treasury to remove it(which was against the law) and the SoT resigned, his assitant then transferred the money to several state banks, most of which had appointed Jackson on the board of directors.

3) The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of several indian tribes in the southern states saying that the treaties signed by those tribes were valid and that the various states could NOT remove the indians from their lands. Jackson said, "the court has made its ruling, not let them try to enforce it"(which of course, was Jackson's JOB!) He not only refused to enforce the law, but he actively violated it by sending the US Army to remove all of the tribes west of the Mississippi, the march which became known as the Trail of Tears.

4) Jackson did NOT veto the Force Act of 1833, this act was passed by Congress and signed by Jackson on March 2, 1833 to grant unfettered action to the President to enforce the Laws of the United States throughout the land including SC which had precipitated the Nullification Crisis which said that STATES could veto acts of Congress whenever they wished. Jackson had already declared in his proclamation in December 1832 of the illegality of nullification and secession and his intention of enforcing the laws of the United States by force if necessary.

The nullification crises ended when SC backed down and accepted a quickly drawn up compromise on the tariff bills which would reduce the tariffs that caused the crises in the first place.

In effect, none of the choices you gave is correct. In choice
D, Andrew Jackson exerted the power of the Presidency by enforcing the laws of the United States and rejecting the legality of nullification and secession, again, he signed the Force Act of 1833, he did NOT veto it.

In choice A, you misrepresented Jackson's position, he rejected SC secession and called it an unconstitutional usurption of power by a state from the American People.

However, he flagrantly exceded the powers of the Presidency when he BROKE the laws of the United States in regards to choices B and C.

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Answer 2

The answer is C. Jackson was against nullificatiion by S. Carolina. Jackson was against Nicholas Biddle and the National Bank of the US but believed ina stronger bank system of individual states. He was for the tariffs in South Carolina that were part of the Force Acts of 1833. Jackson was once quoted as saying "The Court has made their ruling , now let them try to enforce it."

Answer 3

If you look at Jackson denying the Supreme Court and kicking the Indians out of the East--you know it has to be C.

Answer 4

C. he told the Supreme Court Justice " now that you have made your decision, you enforce it. "