The Jacksonians considered the Second Bank of the United States to be an illegitimate corporation whose charter violated state sovereignty, posing an implicit threat to the agriculture-based economy dependent upon the Southern states' widely practiced institution of slavery.
1 A male duck is called a drake, a female is called a duck. 2  Babies are called ducklings. 3  Ducks are related to geese and swans. 4  The duck is the smallest of them all and have shorter necks and wings and a stout body.
These are birds found in or very near water in aquatic or wetland habitats such as marshes, ponds, lakes, bays, and streams. The male duck has distinctive plumage and a crest of brilliant colors. The head and crest are green with white streaks, and the throat is white.