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What changes did Andrew Jackson bring to American politics?
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What changes did Andrew Jackson bring to American politics?
Among the 45 presidents that have served the United States government throughout its course of history is Andrew Jackson who was the nation’s seventh who was born in 1767 and died in 1845. After defeating John Quincy Adams in the 1828 presidential election, Jackson became the first frontier president that resided outside of Virginia or Massachusetts. He quickly gained popularity by becoming the first president to invite members of the public to his inauguration event at the White House. Jackson’s major contribution to the American politics is the formation of the Democratic Party (Locke & Wright 8). He was also a renowned supporter of individual liberty. Jackson’s supporters dubbed themselves as democrats thereby leading to the division of the Democratic – Republican Party into two. These supporters of the ‘Old Hickory’ would later form the Democratic Party that lead to Jackson’s re-nomination for presidency.
Jackson did not conform to the conventional way of submitting to the Congress when it came to policy-making. Instead, he assumed command with his veto power in which he used the veto pen as a means of policy unlike previous presidents who denied bills that they only regarded to be unconstitutional. He also earned the nickname ‘the people’s president’ considering that he was adamant in allowing the public to elect the vice president thereby eradicating the Electoral College. Jackson became the first president to use his supporters in replacing the incumbent officials as a campaign against corruption thus earning the name the ‘spoils system’. Relatively, while leaving the office, Jackson left remarkable history that transformed the course of America. He managed to set the Executive Branch on a standard platform with the Congress based on the aspect of power as well as the ability to shape the government policies.
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Locke, Joseph L., and Ben Wright, eds. The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open US History Textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877. Stanford University Press, 2019.
