Additional information   I wonder if we could embellish the narrative on this election There were at least three very important developments in this race   It was the first presidential election in which the national ticket was nominated in conventions The AntiMasonic National Republican and Democratic Parties held national conventions    One of the major issues was nullification the idea that states could nullify or veto congressional legislation Calhoun refused to run with Jackson for this reason and South Carolina entered a brief antiDemocratic phase Calhoun resigned as VP the first person to do that and became an antiadministration US Senator    Another major issue was the National Bank Clay forced a vote on extending the charter of the Bank in the summer of  Jackson vetoed it Clay felt that the Bank would be critical to economic development Jackson did not have a specific policy  Van Buren later created the independent treasury system which laid the groundwork for the banking system which is still in place