Question

The Meiners and Democrats oppose the American system was because they believed it Benefit only certain regions in the nation Gave the government to large a role in economy For small local banks to take unnecessary risks Made American gets more expensive than imports

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) gave the government too large a role in the economy.

The main reason Democrats opposed the American system gave the government too large a role in the economy.

We are talking about the idea of Senator Henry Clay to implement the "American System." The Democrats totally opposed his project because they considered that the system gave the federal government a big role and more power to intervene in the American economy.

Clay's American System included a special tariff that aimed to over-protect the industry of the United States, federal subsidies to improve the American infrastructure such as roads and public services, and the creation of a national bank to impulse trade.