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Jackson
Title: Jackson
Category: History
Details: Words: 604 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Jackson
In 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. The Jacksonian Democracy, or New Democracy, was thus created. The philosophy of this new form of democracy was that whatever governing was to be done was to be done directly by the people. The Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the protectors of the Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. However, as shown through the National Bank, the Nullification Crisis, and the …showed first 75 words of 604 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 604 total…established in the Constitution, by expressing that his power was superior to the three branches.
In conclusion, as shown in Harriet Martineau’s account of the United Sates when she visited from Britain (Doc. D), the Jacksonian Democrats were indisputable supporters of political democracy, and they were successful with it. However, the Jacksonian Democrats and their leader, Andrew Jackson, were neither genuine supporters of the Constitution, nor honest believers of economic equality and individual rights
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