Andrew Jackson Presidency

             If I had lived in the 1820s, I'm not sure whether or not I would have voted
             for Andrew Jackson, because he made both, in my opinion, good and
             bad decisions while he was president. Also, his personality made a huge
             impact on the way he ruled our country. I sorted through the positive and
             negative things from his presidency to make my decision.
             Jackson was said to have been the first true president of the
             common people. Jackson firmly believed that the government should be
             restricted to a "simple machine which the Constitution created". This
             proved that he was truly a man of the people. One of his biggest actions
             was the veto of the Second Bank of the United States. This awarded
             honest labor, and was a major setback for monopoly and aristocracies.
             All of Jackson's actions were to push for a government that acted within
             the limits of the constitution, which gave him "bonus points" with majority
             Jackson supported a strong national government and used his
             power to get what he wanted. He vetoed twelve times within his two
             terms as president. He was labeled "King Jackson the First" by some and
             he expanded the power of the president. His presidency was one of a sort
             of monarchy rule, and of violence. Violence was a thing that he used to
             get his way. A person was either for him or against him. He usually
             accepted ideas that he wanted personally, and not what was good for
             the people and the country. For example, he was a slave owner, and he
             supported the ban of antislavery pamphlets in the mail.
             Jackson and his policies strengthened new American nationalism
             and through his actions during his presidency, he changed the nation into
             a more nationalistic country. He ignored decisions made by the Supreme
             Court, which made the people very happy. Jackson also had a strong
             personality and was well liked by many, if not everyone, but because
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