President Jackson was interested in true democracy. He wanted to do away with the Electoral College. He believed that the people should directly elect all government officials from the President of the United States to the United States Senators and to the judges of the Judicial Branch of United States Government. Although the 17th Amendment states "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people..." prior to this amendment, Senators were elected by state legislatures. The President is still elected using the Electoral College and the President appoints the Judicial Judges.
             Jackson proposed a policy of reform for government offices and to set term limits of 4 to 6 years depending on the post. He believed that the reformed government policy would be able to see its true purpose of serving the people. He also believed that any man of intelligence could run for office because the elected positions were so plain and simple. Therefore, no one should have any special privileges when elected to office.
             By the close of the Jackson era, political commentators were no longer using the term republicanism, instead were using the word democracy. Although the form of government still used most republican features. Ironically, when Jackson's policy referred to democracy, it was referring to only "white males over 21 years old." The democracy policy did not include women or blacks or Indians.
             Jackson's biggest concern was the Second National Bank of the United States (BUS). Nicholas Biddle was elected as the bank's president. Biddle was very educated and intelligent at a very young age and transformed the bank from a nationwide branch banking system into a central bank, that is, an agent of the government. Jackson disliked paper money and the concept of credit banks offer to consumers. Jackson had come close to imprisonment at a young a
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