Social Changes That Gave Rise to Mass Democracy

The social changes that occurred during 1830 and 1840 gave rise to notable processes, such as mass democracy. Mass democracy can be defined as society taking control of voting and choosing presidents to their liking; instead of having the legislature vote based on their own interests, voting was based on the people’s benefits. This process was significantly influenced by the males in power. These social changes that occurred during the period of 1820 and 1840 were the Jacksonian Democracy created by Andrew Jackson, the American System developed by Henry Clay, and the presidency of William H. Harrison. Andrew Jackson started off his political career as the national hero because of the Battle of New Orleans. Then the election of 1828 became the turning point in the political history of the United States because it had the first male on the area west of the Appalachians become president; it also launched the organizations of his campaign known as the Jacksonian Democracy. He brought forward a new set of personal qualifications that gave rise to new political leaders that were chosen in favor of the mass of voters, compared to the spoils systems, in which involves political activity by public employees in support of their party. Although Jackson underwent some difficulties in making this democracy a success, he relied on newspaper editors and politicians who helped him in his candidacy to convince the mass that this method