JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
Question
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limited presidential power
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anti-banking
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increased suffrage
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laissez-faire approach to the economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Jacksonian democracy, however, introduced practices such as the two-party system and the spoils system, and expanded voting rights to all white males.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -there were only two political parties. the number of voters was decreasing. Native Americans could not appeal to the Supreme Court. women, Native Americans, and most African Americans could not vote.