JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
it allowed more people the right to vote (suffrage)
|
|
|
It gave jobs to Jackson’s friends
|
|
|
It cancelled all the tariffs
|
|
|
the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands
|
Detailed explanation-1: -William S. Belko, in 2015, summarized “the core concepts underlying Jacksonian Democracy” as: equal protection of the laws; an aversion to a moneyed aristocracy, exclusive privileges, and monopolies, and a predilection for the common man; majority rule; and the welfare of the community over the individual.
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: -Jacksonian democracy, however, introduced practices such as the two-party system and the spoils system, and expanded voting rights to all white males.