Final answer:
Jacksonian democracy was characterized by the extension of voting rights to all white men, eliminating property qualifications that had previously restricted suffrage to wealthy or landowning citizens(option b).
Step-by-step explanation:
Jacksonian democracy signified a shift in voting rights during the Age of the Common Man, associated with the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The era was marked by the belief that all white men should have voting rights, regardless of property ownership or social status(option b).
This significant democratic reform removed the previously imposed property qualifications that restricted suffrage to a small, elite group, expanding the electorate and increasing participation in government.
Before the 1820s, property ownership was considered an indication of virtue and a requisite for the right to vote. However, by the late 1820s, political shifts had enabled the extension of suffrage to nearly all adult white men. New York was especially notable for dramatically expanding suffrage among white men while at the same time disenfranchising free Black men by introducing stringent property requirements.
The policy changes during this period did not extend to women, Native Americans, or free Black people, highlighting that American democracy, while expanded, remained discriminatory and excluded significant portions of the population from voting rights.