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Jacksonian Democracy
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Jacksonian Democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters.
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Voting Rights
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States began to lower or even eliminate property requirements allowing more people of all classes to take part in voting.
Also, convention party members began electing party leaders giving people more of a position in government. |
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Spoils System
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Jackson created the idea of the spoils system, which he took much advantage of, which was the idea of giving your political backers during your campaign, and giving government positions during your office.
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Presidential Power/ Veto
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Jackson took advantage of his presidential powers by using the Spoils System (the practice of giving government positions to his political power) and the veto (eliminating bills passed by congress) by vetoing 12 bills throughout his presidency, because he believed he could veto as many bills as he wanted
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Democratic Party
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The democratic party is the party created by Jackson's supporters, known as National Republicans, and were pro-slavery.
Jackson's advisories created a opposing party because they disliked Jackson and his beliefs and created the Republican Party. With the creation of the Democratic Party came the creation of the Globe Newspaper. |
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Will of Majority
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With the lowering of property requirements and voting rights a wider variety and more people began to vote.
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Feelings about the Second National Bank
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Jackson felt the second national bank had too much power...
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Feelings about Corporations
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Jackson liked how people rose their businesses to become these big corporations, although he feared the power of the big corporations could overthrow or take control of the government.
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Economic Regions of the Early 1800's
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Jackson believed in an agricultural economy...
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