JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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*Votes were cast by secret ballot
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*Voter participation increased.
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*Property qualifications for voting were strengthening.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Property qualifications for voting were strengthened. Poll taxes were reduced. Voter participation increased.
Detailed explanation-2: -Several states transitioned to a popular vote for president, leaving South Carolina and Delaware as the only states in which the legislature chose presidential electors. The election marked the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and the transition from the First Party System to the Second Party System.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major change was the elimination of property requirements. Later, tax-paying requirements were also dropped. Direct election was replacing selection by state legislatures as the method for choosing electors, increasing the importance of the popular vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -The campaign of 1828 was a crucial event in a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system, presidential electioneering bearing a closer resemblance to modern political campaigning, and the strengthening of the power of the executive branch.
Detailed explanation-5: -Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828, defeating incumbent John Quincy Adams. This guide provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.