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Published: 05.11.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Jacksonian Democrats', 1.
  • Essays 'Jacksonian Democrats', 2.
Extract

Supporters of President Jackson, Jacksonian Democrats, saw themselves as protectors of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality within economic opportunity. The ideas possessed by the Jackson supporters was nothing short of true.
The Jacksonians were firmly entrenched behind the "humblest citizens". They believed in making the country better for the common man. With this, Jackson set out to get all of these common men involved in the government through rallies and eliminating the requirements to vote. …

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