Andrew Jackson: Good Or Bad?

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Andrew Jackson, good or bad? Jackson wanted to restore the will of the people to politics. He is a states’ rights supporter. Was Andrew Jackson a democratic supporter of the people or a tyrant? Andrew Jackson is a democratic supporter of the people because: he wanted to help voters, thought that taxes in all states should be equal, and he vetoed bills that didn’t help pay the national debt. The first reason Andrew Jackson is a democratic supporter of the people is that he wanted to help the voters. According to document 1, the voters nearly quadrupled when the property requirements for voting were taken away. According to document 2, the electoral colleges and house of representatives shouldn’t be able to override the people's’ choice.The

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