Names: Quinn Taylor, Sarayu Patibandla, Mia Monsolovich. Defense Towards Jackson’s Veto of the B.U.S. On July 10, 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to extend the charter of the Second Bank of the United States, arguing that the bank was unconstitutional. President Andrew Jackson was considered president of the “common man”. The reason for Jackson’s call for veto was to benefit the needs of the common people and stay true to America’s original constitution. This call for veto includes many positive effects for America such as increased state power, increased equality in the United States economy, and decreased threat of the national bank corrupting America. First, to explain his decision to the nation, Jackson first issued his veto …show more content…
And so, the call for veto can be justified as helping America by giving the states more power. Under a strong state government system, the needs of the common people are more directly articulated and are easier to fulfill. Furthermore, Jackson was a strict constructionist and believed that the right to charter a national bank within the regulations of the Constitution was not explicitly given to the Federal Government. Instead, he believed the bank gave too much power to the federal government and infringed upon the state’s rights to manage their own economy. In his first Annual Message to Congress on December 8, 1829, he suggested an alternative national bank that would abide by the constitution, while still reaping the same benefits. He explains this by saying, “If such an institution is deemed essential to the fiscal operations of the Government. founded upon the credit of the Government and its revenues, might not be devised which would avoid all constitutional difficulties and. secure all the advantages to the Government and country that were expected to result from the present bank.” Lastly, Jackson criticizes the Bank of the United States, describing it as a