The Age of Jackson and its Political Impact
In the Presidential election of 1828, as the masses had expected, Andrew Jackson the people's hero was handily elected as the 7th President of the United States. Throughout the 19th century, Jackson was surely one of the most popular Presidents ever since George Washington rose into power as the first President. His quick mind, shrewdness and toughness in political affairs resulted in many changes for the government. Not only did he reform the government policies over public officials, American Indians and the market economy, but he also stimulated the growth of two-party system in American politics - the Democratic Party and the Whigs. During the first few years of his presidency, Jackson made series of reforms which had substantially altered the government powers and public officials. One significant policy he executed was the spoils system. Through the spoils system, public officials would be removed or downgraded if their performance were poor or problematic; therefore, no longer are there any life-time appointments "rights" to these officials. "The total number of removals during this long period had probably been less than one hundred, and nearly all of these had been for good cause, such as misbehavior or incompetenc
Democrats in the 19th century firmly believed that it was inappropriate for the government to influence the market economy - not to push nor to regulate it. He continued to harass the 2nd National Bank even though the Congress' majority was to support the bank. Even until now, it is still dominating the country's politics. Although this system could turn out to be seriously abusive, Jackson exercised strict policies such that innocent officials would not be removed by fault. Furthermore, the Bank War in 1832 was merely a game of politics. "After the Cherokee and other southern Indians are moved west in the 1830s along the 'Trail of Tears', the 'Indian' component of our history shifts beyond the Mississippi" (Upside Down p. That was mainly due to the growing ties between the federal government and the market economy. Not only did his presidency executed many reforms over government officials, their implied powers, policies toward Indians and the market economy, but also it firmly established the two-party system in American politics. Imitating the name of the British Reforming and Constitutional party member (Illus. Again, Jackson somewhat misused his masses' support and cancelled the bank solely because of his own experi!ence and distrust. Though the nullification eventually failed when Jackson forced South Carolina to obey the Federal tariffs, it led to secession crisis that stemmed the root for the upcoming civil war in 1861.
Common topics in this essay:
National Bank,
Democratic Party,
Illus Oxford,
History Nations,
George Washington,
Party Whigs,
South Carolina,
Court President,
Mississippi Florida,
Supreme Court,
market economy,
two-party system,
democratic party,
common people,
19th century,
nations vol,
public officials,
national bank,
history nations vol,
history nations,
influence market economy,
war 1812,
system american politics,
indians market economy,
two-party system american,
|
Acceptance Essays
