Question

multiselect - select the correct answers.
\the veto is an extraordinary power...though tolerated by the constitution, was not expected, by the convention, to be used in ordinary cases. it was designed for instances of precipitate legislation, in unguarded moments. thus restricted, and it has been thus restricted by all former presidents, it might not be mischievous. during mr. madison’s administration of eight years, there occurred but two or three cases of its exercise. during the last administration, i do not now recollect that it was once. in a period little upward of three years, the present chief magistrate has employed the veto four times...

• henry clay, speech to the u.s. senate, july 10, 1832

______4. which statement explains the argument president jackson made for vetoing the second bank of the u.s.? select two correct answers.
a. president jackson believed the national bank was poorly managed and inefficient.
b. president jackson argued that the national bank was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy.
c. president jackson considered the bank an obstacle to industrial progress and northern expansion.
d. president jackson believed that the bank violated states’ rights and hurt average americans.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on Jackson's views on the Second Bank:

• Option A: Jackson's main argument wasn't about mismanagement/inefficiency, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Jackson argued the bank was unconstitutional (not explicitly authorized) and favored the wealthy (elite), so B is correct.
• Option C: Jackson's focus wasn't on industrial progress/northern expansion, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Jackson believed the bank violated states’ rights (states’ rights to control finance) and hurt average Americans (benefited the wealthy), so D is correct.

Answer:

B. President Jackson argued that the national bank was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy.
D. President Jackson believed that the bank violated states' rights and hurt average Americans.