How was Andrew Jackson a democratic president?
Abraham Lincoln talked about how his Republican Party (of the mid 1800's) which was made up of a lot of old Whig Party members, and the Democratic Party (which was Jefferson's old Democratic - Republican Party) where like two old men wrestling and finding that they had wrestled themselves into each others coats. What Lincoln meant was that over time both parties evolved their positions on certain issues, and his party reflected the types of policies that where closer to the founding members of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of his time where closer in ideology to the predecessors of Lincoln's Republican Party. The two parties had "switched coats" after years of wrestling with each other. The same is true today. The Republican party for example where the abolitionists leading up-to the Civil War. But the Democratic Party today is usually considered the party supporting civil rights. Republicans were the progressives at the turn of the 20th century, see the history of Republican Teddy Roosevelt's administration. Today the progressives are Democrats. I can't help you directly with Andrew Jackson, except to say he started out as a Democratic - Republican, which in his lifetime changed to the Democratic Party. As far as I know, his policies reflected the ideology of the party during his lifetime.
How did President Andrew Jackson contradict his democratic views politically?
Jackson used his executive power more than any of his predecessors. He used his veto power against a bill passed by Congress in July 1832 that would renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. He feared that the bankers would use their money in the campaign against him later that year, although he claimed he was protecting American democracy from subversion and corruption by the Bank. The irony is that many Congress (even some of his partisans), an arguably more representative institution than the presidency, supported the bill - who was Jackson, therefore, to talk about protecting democracy? In 1828 tariffs on imported manufactured goods were raised, and this hurt southern states like South Carolina which were largely agrarian and thus depended on such imports. When tariffs were in fact lowered in 1832 the South Carolina state legislature had it nullified, prompting Jackson to pass the "Force Act" the following year, an act allowing the armed forces to forcibly collect the tariffs. The formation of the Whig party - Jackson's opponents - was a reaction against what some saw as an unjust extension of executive power by the President (the name "Whig" implied opposition to absolute monarchy). The point was that even though Jackson ran as the champion of the common man and talked of democracy, he empowered himself through his intensive use of his presidential powers.
Why were President Andrew Jackson and his new Democratic Party so popular?
Andrew Jackson was quite good at representing that he was an ordinary American - not a political man, and not from the upper levels of society originally. Jackson was actually the first president to be born in a log cabin. Jackson did become very wealthy when he reached adulthood, but it was through hard work not through inheritance. Jackson's impressive military victory at the Battle of New Orleans cemented his position as a hero of his time. This was not enough, however, to give him an assured victory in the presidential race. In fact, he did not receive the majority of the electoral votes in 1824 (although he did receive the most popular votes) and Congress gave the presidency to his opponent, John Quincy Adams. This was actually probably one of the many reasons for Jackson's victory four years later, because many people were outraged that he could receive the most popular votes, but the Congress (seen as mostly representing the upper classes) gave the presidency to one of their own. In the end, it really was Jackson's image as the everyman, as the first president to not be born with a silver spoon in his mouth, that cemented his popularity.
Was Andrew Jackson's presidency democratic?
Andrew Jackson's presidency was democratic in more ways than one. Not only was he the first president to be elected who belonged to the Democratic party, he was also the first president not to belong to that upper-class landholding group that helped found our nation. He was the first president who came from the frontier, and he believed that he was representing the interests of the common man against the Eastern elites, which is why he opposed a national bank. In short, he actually was what Donald Trump is merely purporting to be, a man of the people. Under the administration of Andrew Jackson, the White House was literally open to all the people, even if they didn't wear a suit, have a lot of money, or even have an appointment.
How well did President Andrew Jackson promote democracy?
I would give him a score of about 5 out of 10, which was a vast improvement over John Q. Adams and his cronies. If you were a poor, white male, he was your guy. He greatly democratized the process of elections in that era and was our first grassroots president. However, Jackson usually did what Jackson wanted to do, even if it meant alienating many of the people who got him elected. He did not side with Southerners during the nullification crisis and was prepared to use troops against South Carolina to enforce a law that most Southerners hated. He blatantly ignored John Marshall’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia, but an argument could be made here that he was acting in favor of democracy in this case, as most white Southerners probably wanted the Cherokee moved off of their land. He was a very complex and fascinating guy, but his critics called him King Andrew for a reason.*Jackson did favor rotating government officials in order to get more people involved in government and politics.*He also vetoed more bills than the previous six presidents combined.
Was Andrew Jackson a tyrant or a great American president?
Depends on who is answering your question, if it’s a MAGA person, he’ll tell that Andrew Jackson was a great president because he’s on the $20 Dollar despite the fact that Andrew Jackson was formally the first official member of the Democrat party to be elected president. You have Andrew Jackson having stood up to the Supreme Court over an act he signed to force all recognized native tribes east of the mississippi to ‘Indian Territory’(Now Oklahoma) He took on and destroyed the First Bank of United States, and he ended the nation’s war debt.But if’s not a MAGA person and you happen to be a historian or a minority, Andrew Jackson was a Tyrant, How did he settle the Nation’s war debt, he sold land his administration took from the Cherokee and Choctaw and sold it to white settlers to raise the funds to pay it off, the Indian Removal Act was ruled unconstitutional on the grounds that a small rebel group of Cherokee weren’t representative to the entire Cherokee Nation, when the small group took a bribe and signed a treaty to move west. When one of his slaves ran away from his Hermitage Plantation, he not only offered a reward for his return, but also a bonus if the captor gave his slave 50 lashes for trying to escape. Andrew Jackson was known as being very disrespectful to John Marshall, considered as the greatest chief justice in american history, When John Marshall Died, he replaced him in Roger Taney(Famously known for his statement on the Dred Scott case), he was an isolationist, who favored tariffs that almost made his native state of South Carolina threaten with Secession.
Native Americans aside, was Andrew Jackson a good president?
Andrew Jackson's support for the "trail of tears" - forced removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi from their homelands - and his being a slave owner have tarnished his legacy today, to be sure. So if the question is "Was Andrew Jackson a good person? Was he morally responsible?" then I agree with some of the other answers to this question: No, absolutely he wasn't. If the question is about Andrew Jackson's effect on the United States, however (and I think it's a very different set of questions, for the most part), we should reconsider. Students of American history need to be aware of his enormous importance as a president for other reasons as well. Andrew Jackson was an incredibly important president for the 19th century.Jackson was the first president from the American frontier, and the first not from Massachusetts or Virginia. Being from Tennessee was incredibly important for the time.He was also the first real populist - not a member of the more genteel East coast elite. He promoted the view that the president was representative of all the American people, rather than just an executive. (Of course this meant those who could vote - just white men at the time.) When he won the presidency, he was the first president to invite the general public to his inauguration, which shocked the establishment.Andrew Jackson faced down the "nullification" crisis - the claim that states could ignore federal laws.His presidency increased partisanship substantially, and he in large part created the modern Democratic party.Jackson paid off the entire federal debt, the only time this has been accomplished.Andrew Jackson appointed six Supreme Court justices, more than any other 19th-century president.
Was Andrew Jackson a good president?
It really depends on what elements of his presidency you wish to emphasis. He did things that offend modern sensibilities, endorsed beliefs that today we find repugnant, and was a times a real SOB. He also did things that have made it so he is the only President with an entire historical era named after him.He supported and endorsed slavery, pushed First Americans out of their homeland, told the Supreme Court to go stuff it up their tail pipe when they disagreed with him. He also prevented a rebellion among Southerners were were ready to provoke a war over a political issue (which they did 30 yrs later over a different issue but idiots never learn) and included some of the lower classes in the voting population.It really comes down to what you want to focus on - he was good in some ways and bad in others.
Would Andrew Jackson be a democrat today?
Andrew Jackson was one of the worst human beings to occupy the office of President. He was racist, and broke all treaties that had been signed with native populations when he signed the “Indian Removal Act” in 1830. Jackson would not be a Democrat, because the Democrats wouldn’t have him. If he exuded a persona of confidence and made promises he couldn’t keep, he might capture the GOP nomination, even against trump, but he would be reviled by the GOP leadership as much as trump.