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Andrew Jackson

He took action against this by publicly "nullifying nullification" and by moving troops into South Carolina to help the federal marshals collect the unpaid duties. Finally a compromise tariff was passed in 1833 which increased the number of duty free items and reduced other duties. Jackson's decisive actions in the Nullification crisis helped define the powers of the central government more clearly, they made it clear to the states that he would not suffer their tyranny, which might break up the Republic, just as the States would not tolerate a tyrannical central government. .
             A second very important issue was the re-charter of the Second Bank of the United States. In his actions in this case, Jackson showed his distaste for the rich and powerful. He did this for many reasons. The Bank of the United States could easily run a state chartered bank out of business by presenting a state bank's notes for redemption all at one time. As a result state chartered banks had less money so they were unable to compete with the Bank of the United States. The bank of the United States although acting as a centralized bank, was in fact privately owned, and many of its policies were due to the owner's self-interest, and not that of the nation. Jackson vetoed the re-charter for the Second bank because he was against a government-run monopoly, especially one with special economic privileges as a result. On his veto to the re-charter of the Second Bank Jackson wrote "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their self-fish purposes." Jackson was truly a man suspicious of the ruling elite and one who worked for the average working American: the immigrants, the farmers and the laborers. Jackson exercised the full extent of presidential power with his extensive use of the veto during his presidency--more than all his predecessors put together--which turned out to be a decisive tool in controlling congressional power.


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