Andrew Jackson Dbq

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President Jackson certainly believed that he was the guardian of the Constitution of the United States. He guaranteed the individual rights of everyone one by his policy named the “Common Man.” Although, Jackson politically and economically favored many of his supporters by the spoils system and secured the rights of those that shared his similar background. In concern, of his supporters’ benefit he tried to founded the so called pet banks, even though it caused the division of his political party into the Whigs. As an advocate of democracy he worked for the benefit of the low classes. However, in the issues of slavery and the tragical removal of Native Americans by the journey of the “Trail of Tears” he did not consider their rights. Therefore, he hardly represented a guardian of the Constitution to everyone. …show more content…

He saw the Bank of the United States as “almost a monopoly of the foreign and domestic exchange”, (Jackson July 10, 1832) in which its president Nicholas Biddle used it only to enrich more the wealthy people instead of providing financial aid to the poor and medium social classes. However, according to Massachusetts Senator, Daniel Webster, Andrew Jackson was abusing of the executive power granted to him “over every power of the government” (Webster July 11, 1832). He viewed Jackson’s position as unconstitutional. His actions were compared to a tyrant or dictator quite the opposite what the Democrat Republicans political party had been avoided. Regarding political liberty, Jackson favored the people who helped him by the spoils system. He rewarded his supporters with public office by defending it that “every man is as good as his neighbor.” He radically revolutionized the presidential US predecessors with his system and spread the American Founding Ideal of equality to all

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