t from the start Jackson was perhaps lying, this is to be believed because Jackson put his friends in office to override the Democrats rather than to equal the two parties out. Then the next big issue, the Bank War came. In which he destroyed the national bank, and again due to much evidence, Andrew Jacksons actions as president were mainly based on his personal feelings. Jackson already hated the national bank before his presidency. As a former, wealthy land entrepreneur, he had lost huge amounts of money because of the national bank in the 1790s. As a result, he refused to recharter the bank when Henry Clay proposed it in 1832. Even though it was passed through Congress, Jackson vetoed it claiming that it was unconstitutional when it had already been declared constitutional by the Marshall in 1819 during the McCulloch vs. Maryland case. This was one of many vetoes made by Jackson under the executive branch. The National Republicans, who were now called the Whigs, thought they could use the issue of vetoes against Jackson in the election of 1832, but their plan backfired and Jackson won the election by a huge margin. In his 2nd Inaugural Address, Jackson states, So many events have occurred within the last four years which have necessarily called forth- sometimes under circumstances the most delicate and painful- my views of the principles and policy which ought to be pursued by the General Government that I need on this occasion but allude to a few leading considerations connected with some of them. This again shows that he feels he has the ability to overpower the rest of the United States Government. In his second term Jackson faced many issues such as the Tariff of Abominations and nullification acts, which he forced Congress to pass acts, again proving he felt he had a higher power over the rest of the government, and abusing his power by forcing Congress to pass acts. But by far the main issue during Jac...
