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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #33393 Whig Party
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During Jackson's second term, his opponents had gradually come together to form the Whig party. Whigs and Democrats held different attitudes toward the changes brought about by the market, banks, and commerce. The Democrats tended to view society as a continuing conflict between "the people"—farmers, planters, and workers—and a set of greedy aristocrats. This "paper money aristocracy" of bankers and investors manipulated the banking system for their own profit, Democrats claimed, and sapped the nation's virtue by encouraging speculation and the desire for sudden, unearned wealth. The Democrats wanted the rewards of the market without sacrificing the features of a simple agrarian republic. They wanted the wealth that the market offered without the competitive, changing society; the complex dealing; the dominance of urban centers; and the loss of independence that came with it.

The author mentions bankers and investors in the passage as an example of which of the following?

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Option 2: "The people that Democrats claimed were unfairly becoming rich"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text describes bankers and investors as part of the 'paper money aristocracy' that manipulated the banking system for profit. The Democrats viewed them as greedy individuals who were unfairly accumulating wealth at the expense of the common people.

Option 1: "The Democratic Party's main source of support"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not indicate that bankers and investors were a source of support for the Democratic Party. Instead, they are portrayed as adversaries, part of the 'paper money aristocracy' that Democrats criticized.

Option 3: "The people most interested in a return to a simple agrarian republic"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not suggest that bankers and investors were interested in returning to a simple agrarian republic. In fact, they are depicted as part of the problem that Democrats opposed, as they represented the complexities and changes that Democrats wanted to avoid.

Option 4: "One of the groups might be not in favor of Whig party and Democrats"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text implies that bankers and investors, as part of the 'paper money aristocracy,' were not in favor of the Democratic Party's ideals. They are characterized as manipulative and self-serving, contrasting with the Democrats' vision.

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