During the Jacksonian Era, and for the First Time in American

question 46

Multiple Choice

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history,

• A) a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress.
• B) Whigs won a majority in Congress.
• C) a third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest.
• D) a state effectively nullified a federal law.
• E) black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president.

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