Why Is President John Tyler Referred to as a "President

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why is President John Tyler referred to as a "president without a party"?

• A) Tyler refused to affiliate with either the Whig party or the Democratic party and ran as an independent candidate.
• B) Tyler's decision to switch officially from the Whig party to the Democratic party caused so much animosity that neither party accepted him.
• C) Because the Whig party disbanded soon after Tyler's election, he was left without a party organization and without a political platform.
• D) Although Tyler ran on the Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison, he was a Democrat at heart and opposed the Whig congressional program.

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