Question

Which of the following parties were formed as an opposition to the policies of the Andrew Jackson?

• A. The Republicans
• B. The Know-Nothings
• C. The Copperheads
• D. The Whigs
• E. The Democratic Republicans

Answer 1

The correct option is D The Whigs

A U.S. political organization during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. In particular, Whigs supported the supremacy of Congress over the presidency and favored a program of modernization and economic protectionism.