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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