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Because he viewed his office as President in a new way, as the premier representative of the people and so he used his veto power in new way-- to veto any act of Congress which he felt was detrimental to the interest of the common people. He vetoed 12 acts of Congress in his 8 years-- the 6 earlier presidents had only vetoed acts seemed to be unconstitutional and a total of 6 vetoes had been cast. He was also criticized for having advisers in his "kitchen cabinet" that were not formally approved by Congress to be in his official cabinet.

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