JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He was a lawyer in Tennessee.
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He is one of us and deserves to be president.
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He’s a common man and has no place in the White House.
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He was born in South Carolina.
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was especially well-liked in the South and West. Many Americans saw him as a man of the people. They believed his success came from experience and hard work, not wealth and family connections. In the presidential election of 1824, Jackson received more popular and electoral votes than any of the other candidates.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Which statement BEST describes the significance of President Andrew Jackson’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision? It established the rule that the president outranks the Chief Justice.