Jackson's attack on the Second Bank after the election of 1832?

Question

A. was a miscalculation because Democrats in Congress deserted him.

B.was the first time a president had claimed that his electoral victory gave him the power to act independently of Congress.

C.proved to be unpopular with the public.

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Answer 1

The answer is B. Andrew Jackson was noted for the phrase, "To the Victor go the spoils" he believed that the government and the Second Bank were representative of the wealthy elite and that by closing it down he was saving the common man from its grips. Based on this argument he won public approval on the issue.

Answer 2

B