Question

Which statements describe Jacksonian Democracy?

Choose all answers that are correct

Answer 1

2 and 3 are correct--Jackson believed in the strict interpretation of the Constitution and believed in the voting power of the common man.

Jackson created the Democratic Party to represent the common man and states' rights. He believed the country had left the ideals of the Constitution and needed to return power to the people. Expanding the vote to white men regardless of property became a priority for Jackson.

Answer 2

The statements that best describe the Jacksonian Democracy are the 2nd and 3rd of the list (Jackson believed all white men should vote, not just those who owned property; and Jackson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution in which the executive branch powers are defined by the Constitution).

With Jacksonian Democracy we mean the political philosophy of the United States of America that dominated American politics during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.

Jacksonian Democracy was the first true form of American democracy, since before Jackson's presidency, begun in 1829, American political life had been dominated by the great South Deep landowners and the wealthy New England entrepreneurs. By 1856, almost all states had introduced laws that allowed universal male suffrage for whites. The presidency assumed even greater importance, leaving the President of the United States with more decision-making powers, to the detriment of the Congress.

The historian Robert V. Remini argues that the Jacksonian Democracy extended the American conception of democracy, inspiring future programs such as the New Deal, the New Frontier and the Great Society.