JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Spoils system
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Corrupt Bargain
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American system
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Jacksonian Democracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Led by President Andrew Jackson, the movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation, Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and the West.
Detailed explanation-2: -Popular sovereignty is the idea that the government’s power comes from the will of the people or the “consent of the governed.” If the government started to violate the will of the people, Americans would have the right to change that.
Detailed explanation-3: -administration of Jackson political movement later called “Jacksonian Democracy” to denote the change from gentry control of American politics to broader popular participation. As president, Jackson enlarged the power and scope of the office with the innovative use of the veto power.