USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which political party represented the “common man”?
A
Democrats
B
National Republican
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is also the oldest voter-based political party in the world. The party has changed significantly during its nearly two centuries of existence. Once known as the party of the “common man, ” the early Democratic Party stood for individual rights and state sovereignty, and opposed banks and high tariffs.

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. Democratic-Republican Party: an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Democratic Party evolved from the Jeffersonian Republican or Democratic-Republican Party organized by Jefferson and Madison in opposition to the Federalist Party.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two major parties dominated the political landscape: the Democratic Party, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whig Party, assembled by Henry Clay from the National Republicans and from other opponents of Jackson.

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