Question

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Which early leader of the Whig Party helped to establish their name when he said, "The Whigs
of the present day are opposing executive encroachment, and a most alarming extension of
executive power and prerogative"?


Martin Van Buren

Daniel Webster

John Tyler

Henry Clay

Answer 1

It's Henry Clay

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Answer 2

Answer: Henry Clay.

Explanation: In April of 1834, Henry Clay was giving a speech on the floor of the Senate. During this speech, he said, “The Whigs of the present day are opposing executive encroachment and a most alarming extension of executive power and prerogative.” The new party formed by Clay, Calhoun, and Webster took their name from the Whig Party that had formed in Britain in the 1680s to oppose the king. Now, they insisted, another Whig Party was necessary to oppose the growing power of “King Andrew the First.”