before the appointment of roger b. taney, why wouldn't jackson's previous treasury secretaries follow his orders to remove government deposits from the bank of the united states? multiple choice question. they believed that it would destabilize the financial system. they were both secretly in line to get jobs at the bank at the end of their terms. they were part of the political aristocracy with people like nicholas biddle. they didn't believe that the president had the authority to make such a request.