Andrew Jackson's Presidency

As the Jeffersonian era began to decline, a new era began to form. The Jacksonian Democracy brought in a surge of energy to people across the United States. Energy driven by both the quest for westward expansion and the excitement of a young and developing nation. The previous one-party system dominated by the Democratic-Republicans had been snuffed out and Andrew Jackson and his crowd of supporters rose from the ashes. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency by founding the still-existing Democratic party, by going against the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Worcester v. Georgia, and by his effective campaign strategies. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency in a huge way by creating the Democratic Party. Before this, all politics were based off of the one-party system that consisted of the Democratic-Republicans. By creating the Democratic party, Jackson redefined the current political era by bringing in a new two party system, which was mainly dominated by the Democrats and they’re rivals the Whig party. In the Presidential election of 1828, Jackson with his new multitude of supporters won the popular vote and the electoral college by a landslide. This new political party lead by Jackson really changed everything about Presidency because his party is still largely in use today, even the current President is a member of it. Creating a fully-functional and long lasting political party is nothing less than a historical feat, and Andrew Jackson was the catalyst of it all. Creating the Democratic party was the first of many actions that Andrew Jackson did to redefine Presidency. (Meyers,” Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party, 1825 to 1828.”) Another way that Jackson redefined Presidency was arguably the most controversial aspect of his term in office. President Jackson went against a decision that was made by the Supreme Court and acted on his own accord, based on his support of Indian Removal from the United States. In the supreme court case, Worcester v.