JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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to allow African American men the right to vote
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to reflect the growth in population
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to honor Andrew Jackson
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to include rules on creation of new counties
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to fix flaws in the original constitution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The constitution was revised in 1834 to update the court system and address some of the problems in the original constitution. By 1834, Tennessee’s population was more than 6 times greater than the population in 1796, reaching almost 700, 000.
Detailed explanation-2: -The new constitution provided for a state supreme court with three judges, one from each section of the state. The marked establishment of the judiciary allowed the counties to create a true court system, such as County Chancery Courts and other courts of local jurisdiction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Antislavery groups petitioned for the abolition of slavery, but the delegates rejected their appeals. Instead, the convention added language requiring the approval of slave owners for the passage of any future acts of emancipation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most profound change in the 1870 Constitution was the permanent abolition of slavery in Tennessee. The real purpose of the Constitution’s framers, however, was to undo the electoral laws and other measures passed by Reconstruction governor William G. Brownlow.