Andrew Jackson Did Not Advance The Cause Of Democracy

Andrew Jackson Did Not Advance the Cause of Democracy
Andrew Jackson served as the 7th president of the United States of America. He was known as a common man and a war hero, though it was not easy making his way up. When he was younger, Andrew Jackson lived in a cabin and became an orphan at a young age. He taught himself law and became successful. Before he was the president, he worked with the senate and was Tennessee's first representative for the U.S. Congress. During his presidency, he advanced democracy in many ways, but also he did not advance it in many ways. Because of this, he was not being democratic. Andrew Jackson did not advance the cause of democracy because of the Worcester v. Georgia, Spoils System, and the Kitchen Cabinet,

Georgia. It was a case where Native Americans fought for their rights. Before Worcester v. Georgia, the lawsuit Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was taken place. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia is a case that was fought by the Native Americans but John Marshall ignored them since they were not citizens of the US or a foreign country. This was unfair to the Native Americans because they wanted to be respected as a foreign nation. The Native Americans also tried to assimilate into white people's culture, and on top of that they tried to fight in court but Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling. A white man named Samuel Austin Worcester was close to the Cherokee and decided to fight for them which is how the case Worcester v. Georgia was made. A court ruling was made saying that the government only had control over the Native Americans, not Georgia, but Georgia refused to follow them. Andrew Jackson took no action to make Georgia follow the ruling. According to HMH Andrew Jackson supposedly said,” John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” This proves that Andrew Jackson was not democratic because he ignored the ruling and was agreeing with John Marshall. Not only was Worcester v. Georgia seen as undemocratic, but so was the spoils

The Kitchen Cabinet was made of informal advisers who Andrew Jackson had a lot of trust in. They are called the Kitchen Cabinet because they would usually meet in the kitchen of the White House. The article by ThoughtCo. stated,” The Kitchen Cabinet included newspaper editors, political supporters, and old friends of Jackson's. They tended to support him in such efforts as the Bank War, and the implementation of the Spoils System,” (ThoughtCo.). This means the Kitchen Cabinet supported him through whatever he deemed was right. This is not democratic because he is trusting unprofessional individuals who would always believe in what he says rather than having a professional. These are three reasons why Andrew Jackson did not advance the cause of