President Andrew Jackson chose Roger Taney to be the successor to Chief Justice John Marshall for which of the following reasons?
A. Taney, like Jackson, was an advocate of states' rights.
B. They had been friends since law school.
C. Jackson looked for someone who would continue the strong federalist leanings of John Marshall.
D. Jackson looked for someone who would take a more federalist-leaning outlook than Marshall.
Answer: A
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