USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The idea that political power should be spread to the common man was called-
A
Jacksonian Democracy
B
Democratic Party
C
suffrage
D
equal rights
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jacksonian democracy was a 19th century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21, and restructured a number of federal institutions.

Detailed explanation-2: -A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common Man: the everyday, working class man – not a wealthy landowner or man of power like a politician. Andrew Jackson, despite his high office, became emblematic of the common man because he came from humble beginnings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Beyond position-taking, the Jacksonians propounded a social vision in which any white man would have the chance to secure his economic independence, would be free to live as he saw fit, under a system of laws and representative government utterly cleansed of privilege.

Detailed explanation-5: -The appeal of Jackson to the ordinary man helped lead to the new period known as “the common man era.” As president, Andrew Jackson embraced the role of protecting “common men"-his decisions in matters such as the rotation of office holders can be argued as being in their interest.

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