JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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reform the spoils system
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end excessive government spending
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reform the Supreme Court
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create a national bank
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end political corruption
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Detailed explanation-1: -He wanted to reduce state powers and strengthen the power of the national government. He wanted to strengthen state powers and reduce the power of the national government.
Detailed explanation-2: -In his first message to Congress, Jackson laid out an ambitious set of goals: eliminating the national debt, rotating government jobs, evening out tariffs, removing Indians west of the Mississippi, and reforming the Second Bank of the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Andrew Jackson believed he should have been elected President in 1824 because he won the majority of the electoral and popular vote. Jackson had 99 electoral votes and the plurality of the popular vote and believed he had support to be selected when the election went to the U.S. House.