JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Paying of the national debt
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Enforcing protective tariffs
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Ignoring Worcester v. Georgia decision and removing the Native Americans from Georgia
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Threatening to go to war with China
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Andrew Jackson ignored the Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia, but later issued a proclamation of the Supreme Court’s ultimate power to decide constitutional questions and emphasizing that its decisions had to be obeyed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court made a clear ruling the case of Worcester v. Georgia. President Jackson refused to enforce it, nullifying the decision. So without enforcement, the judiciary has little real power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though President Jackson’s exact words were a bit different, the sentiment remained. Enforcing the ruling would mean not only deviating from his own ideology, but alienating a state that shared his core beliefs. So he decided to undermine the system of checks and balances and ignore the ruling.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are TWO reasons that President Andrew Jackson supported the state of Georgia despite the court ruling against it in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)? He felt that expansion of US territory was more important. He wanted to set an example for Native American tribes in other states.