JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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the president’s cabinet
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the kitchen cabinet
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the lame duck
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the czars
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Kitchen Cabinet was a term used by political opponents of U.S. President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisors. The kitchen cabinet reached its peak following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the Eaton Affair and his break with Vice President John Calhoun in 1831.
Detailed explanation-2: -To rid himself of the immediate controversy, Jackson dismissed his entire cabinet in 1831 except for the Postmaster General. In time, this caused Jackson to turn to a group of unofficial advisers. His opponents labeled them his “Kitchen Cabinet” because of their “back door” access to the President.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jackson’s Cronies Wielded the Real Power Jackson’s official cabinet was sometimes called the parlor cabinet. The Kitchen Cabinet included newspaper editors, political supporters, and old friends of Jackson’s. They tended to support him in such efforts as the Bank War, and the implementation of the Spoils System.