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1) What did Jackson cite as the principal dangers to free government?  Why were "expressly enumerated" constitutional powers important? 2

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1) What did Jackson cite as the principal dangers to free government?  Why were "expressly enumerated" constitutional powers important?

2. How and why had "powerful interests," including "the money power," exercised their influence?  In what ways had Jackson dealt with them while he was president?

3. How did Jackson believe freedom could be protected?  Why did he expect that the future danger to liberty would be "from within, among yourselves'?

4. To what extent did Jackson envision a future significantly different from the past?  What did he identify as the major changes under the way in American society?  Did he seek largely to restore a golden past or to shape a transformed future?