Answer:
D.It was a relaxed group from the cabinet that were old friends of Jackson.
Explanation:
the people he appointed were his friends so that jackson basically had total control
I don't think it should be taken at face value because those ways could be the main ways to earn money, but it could probably be the least reliable or successful ways. This sentence could just be a lie taken literaly in which has a hidden meaning. This could be a meaning that you might not get, in which will leave you ripped off.
He referred it to the Declaration of independence
