Question

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Excerpts from First Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson:

1."... In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority. ...

2.In such measures as I may be called on to pursue in regard to the rights of the separate States I hope to be animated by a proper respect for those sovereign members of our Union, ...

3.This I shall aim at the more anxiously both because it will facilitate the extinguishment of the national debt, the unnecessary duration of which is incompatible with real independence, ...

4.that the spirit of equity, caution and compromise in which the Constitution was formed requires that the great interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures should be equally favored ...

5.As long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of person and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending ..."

Review section 5. Which answer correctly summarizes Jackson's key issue in that section?
Liberty and personal freedoms should be protected.
The current government is not worth protecting.
People are the primary strength of any government.
Government has little power without the will of the people.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

A - Liberty and personal freedoms should be protected.

Answer 2

Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States. In his first inaugural speech he touched on several important subjects to the American citizens. After reading all of the excerpts you listed, it is easy to understand why he was known as a great man and a good president. To answer the question, after reviewing section 5 you can conclude that the summary would be "Government has little power without the will of the people." He specifically says "as long as our Government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will." This helps to see that he wanted to let the citizens be aware he was working for them and without the will of the people, the government would not work. The people are the ones who vote in the elected senators, representives, congress, judges, and presidents. The correct answer is D.