The Age of Jackson by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. is a book that is best described as a history of ideas‚ and particularly of the idea of democracy as it expanded in the 1830s and 1840s‚ embracing universal suffrage and economic as well as political egalitarianism. The book very much reflects the time in which it was written and the debates which it was part of‚ and‚ like much history of the period‚ seeks to refocus discussion of American history away from themes of frontier and nationalism. Schlesigner’s
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How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Andrew Jackson was a democratic man by supporting the people’s choices and wanting their voices to be equally heard‚ however that is not the case throughout his presidency. He is considered “Democratic” because he wanted everyone’s opinions to be heard and equally represented. Democracy can have different meanings‚ but ultimately they all correspond with each other. A democracy is a government ran by the people through the representatives that were elected. The
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How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Democracy is defined as rule by the people‚ either directly or through elected representatives. Politically‚ being a democracy basically means the people have a say in government. A democratic person would typically believe in voting rights for all adults‚ the right to run for political office‚ freedom of speech‚ majority rule‚ and many other things. Andrew Jackson seemed to be the main political leader with this type of government. Some say that he was the founder
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How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? Old Hickory never backed away from a fight. Even at seventy-five Andrew Jackson was still fighting and leaving a trail of card games‚ busted up taverns‚ liquor bottles‚ and bloody noses in his wake which earned him the nickname Old Hickory. Jackson became a lawyer on the North Carolina Frontier at age twenty-one and later moved west to Tennessee where he settled down with his wife. In 1815‚ Jackson was made an American hero because he and his troops were victorious
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President of the United States‚ and will to the best of my ability‚ preserve‚ protect‚ and defend the Constitution of the United States. President Andrew Jackson said these words in his Presidential Oath of Office. But contrary to belief‚ he did not preserve‚ protect‚ or defend the United States at all during his presidency. President Andrew Jackson was president from March 4th 1829 to March 4th 1837. He was in office for 8 years. He was a military governor for the state of Florida‚ a senator from Tennessee
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Is the UK political system democratic? “A government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people.” The word democracy comes from the Greek words "demos" which means the people and "kratos" which means authority‚ or power. A democratic political system is one in which the ultimate political authority is vested in the people this means that all eligible citizens are able to participate equally either directly or through elected representatives in the proposal‚ development‚ and creation of laws
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Nicole T How Democratic was Andrew Jackson? Mr. P 12/21/12 Andrew Jackson was the first person from the West to be elected as member of the senate and later a president of United States. He was also a war hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812 against the British. As president he destroyed the charter of the Bank of the United States by abusing his veto power. But the reason the people consider him a "Democratic" is because he granted his supporters‚ friends‚ and illiterate
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Mary Jackson’s impact on America Mary Jackson once said ¨ Coming here from the south will be a culture shock. It is important to reach out and help them to adjust.” Mary Jackson did everything she said in this quote about it being a culture shock because she was the first black women to achieve many things while working with the NACA which is now called NASA. Mary Jackson did not just achieve what she set out to do she went beyond. Mary Jackson was an important figure in American History because
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The Age of Jackson‚ from the 1820’s to the 1830’s‚ was a period of American history full of contradictions‚ especially in regard to democracy. The period saw an increase in voter participation‚ nominating committees replaced caucuses‚ and electors began to be popularly elected. Yet‚ all of these voting changes affected only a minority of the American people; White‚ Anglo-Saxon males. So‚ though one can easily tell that these males were gaining true liberty and equality‚ the millions of women‚ blacks
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