What Did the Whigs Mean by "Executive Usurpation

question 47

Multiple Choice

What did the Whigs mean by "executive usurpation"?

• A) Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the Nullification Crisis and Bank War.
• B) Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay.
• C) Jackson was a weak president, giving in to states that usurped federal prerogatives.
• D) The Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson's executive powers by winning back the presidency.
• E) They saw Adams as a tyrannical executive who had usurped the democratic powers of the presidency.

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Definitions:

α-D-Glucopyranose

A cyclic form of glucose that is a building block of many carbohydrates and polysaccharides.

Chair Conformer

A stable, three-dimensional conformation of cyclohexane characterized by a shape resembling a chair, minimizing steric strain and torsional strain.

α-D-Glucopyranose

An alpha anomer of glucose in its cyclic form, where the hydroxyl group at the anomeric center is in the axial position.

Pyranose Forms

The six-membered oxygen-containing heterocyclic forms of monosaccharides or sugars.