How Is Andrew Jackson Democratic

Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the united states, grew up a poor boy born in a log cabin, and rose to fame through the Revolutionary War, and the war of 1812. The Battle of New Orleans fought after the War of 1812 ended was what really unearthed Jackson’s ability as a leader, and he ran for president in 1824, but lost due what he called a corrupt bargain with Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams. Winning popular vote by a large margin in the election of 1824, Jackson was determined to prove that he was the people's president, and in 1828 he won presidency with ease. And by 1836 every state but South Carolina made electing presidential electors into the electoral college a people's decision, (Document 1). Although Jackson is one of the most controversial Presidents of the United States, he truly was democratic because he listened to the will of the people, destroyed the second bank of the U.S, and unearthed different ways of running the U.S Government. Following the will of the people as a Federal Government is easier said than done. …show more content…
So Jackson being the democratic man he was enlisted what he called rotation in office. This gave anyone who supported Jackson an almost guaranteed federal job, in which would promote Jackson as a people's president, and help common american citizens obtain money. The duties of all public officer are so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify, (Document 6), Jackson’s letter to Congress embodies how he felt that all public officers can be taken by any common man of intelligence and may have the ability to take the position of the job whenever necessary. Furthermore, Jackson expanded the power of the executive branch by using the veto twelve times! More than any past president has ever contributed, but in using the veto so prolifically he made all of his actions portray that they were for the