Multiple Choice
Why is President John Tyler referred to as a "president without a party"?
A) Tyler refused to affiliate with either the Whig party or the Democratic party and ran as an independent candidate.
B) Tyler's decision to switch officially from the Whig party to the Democratic party caused so much animosity that neither party accepted him.
C) Because the Whig party disbanded soon after Tyler's election, he was left without a party organization and without a political platform.
D) Although Tyler ran on the Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison, he was a Democrat at heart and opposed the Whig congressional program.
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