JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
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Political party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress
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Conflict between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened.
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In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because he disliked and distrusted the members of his official advisory body, President Andrew Jackson gathered a group of trusted friends to serve as advisers and ignored his official” Cabinet. His unofficial advisory group often met at the White House–in the kitchen. Thus, the Kitchen Cabinet was born.
Detailed explanation-2: -In colloquial use, “kitchen cabinet” refers to any group of trusted friends and associates, particularly in reference to a president’s or presidential candidate’s closest unofficial advisers.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Kitchen cabinet” is a reference to a president’s informal circle of advisers, as opposed to the official members of his cabinet. The term was first used during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Kitchen Cabinet was a mocking term applied to an official circle of advisers to President Andrew Jackson. The term has endured through many decades, and now generally refers to a politician’s informal circle of advisers.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.