JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Citizens democratically elect representatives to make government decisions
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Politicians place controversial issues on a referendum to be directly voted on by the people.
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The Republican Party provides checks and balances for the Democratic Party.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cause of Revolution By the 1770s, most Americans were dedicated to republican values and to their property rights. This helped cause the American Revolution. More and more, Americans saw Britain as corrupt; hostile; and a threat to republicanism, freedom, and property rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -United States Constitution The Founding Fathers wanted republicanism because its principles guaranteed liberty, with opposing, limited powers offsetting one another.
Detailed explanation-3: -Republicanism is a political ideology centred on citizenship in a state organized as a republic. Historically, it emphasizes the idea of self-rule and ranges from the rule of a representative minority or oligarchy to popular sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-4: -By voting, citizens are participating in the democratic process. Citizens vote for leaders to represent them and their ideas, and the leaders support the citizens’ interests. There are two special rights only for U.S. citizens: voting in federal elections and running for federal office.