What did Whigs mean by "executive usurpation"?
A) Whigs felt that Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the nullification crisis and Bank War.
B) Whigs meant that Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay.
C) Whigs believed that Jackson was a weak president who ceded too much control to state governments and therefore had to be usurped.
D) Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson's executive powers by winning back the presidency.
E) Whigs rallied behind Jackson against Adams whom they saw as a tyrannical executive who had usurped the democratic powers of the presidency.
Answer: D
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