Which of the following statements concerning the Bank of the United States is true?
A. In the 1820s and 1830s it was mismanaged, unresponsive to the nation's needs, and unsuccessful in stabilizing the currency.
B. The Supreme Court ruled the bank unconstitutional.
C. Andrew Jackson hated it because he thought it was an agent of special privilege, and he vetoed the bill to recharter it.
D. It was the critical issue in the 1824 election that threw the election into the House of Representatives.
Answer: C
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