JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Strong Federal Government
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Weak Federal Government
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Something similar to the Anti-Federalist party
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State rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Whig Party believed in a strong federal government, similar to the Federalist Party that preceded it. The federal government must provide its citizenry with a transportation infrastructure to assist economic development. Many Whigs also called for government support of business through tariffs.
Detailed explanation-2: -While Jacksonian Democrats painted Whigs as the party of the aristocracy, they managed to win support from diverse economic groups and included four presidents: William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler and Millard Fillmore.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Whigs had some weak links to the defunct Federalist Party, but the Whig Party was not a direct successor to that party and many Whig leaders, including Henry Clay, had aligned with the rival Democratic-Republican Party.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Whig Party was formed during the 1830s by the union of diverse factions that opposed the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. Many supported Henry Clay, a proponent of internal improvements, protective tariffs, and a national bank.