Congress Censures President Jackson - March 28, 1834
Today in History, in the year 1834, President Andrew Jackson was censured. It was determined by Congress that the censure should take 10 weeks, but since no instruction had been written about the length of a censure for a president in the Constitution, President Jackson ended up with what amounted to an official public scolding for assuming power and authority not spelled out in the Constitution.
President Jackson wanted to dismantle the Bank of the United States. He had documents that he would not turn over to Congress. His efforts at revamping the Bank were unsuccessful, and in 1837, the Democrats had his record of censure expunged.
Congress Censures Jackson
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