Second American Party System: Purpose Of The Jacksonian Democratic Party

The creation of the Democratic Party and the abolishment of the national bank are a few of the several decisions Andrew Jackson made that benefited the U.S. Using the time between elections, Jackson’s supporters created the Democratic Party which would represent common people, such as ordinary farmers, workers, and the poor (Hart et al 259). The creation of this new political organization gave common people the right to

uring the 1830’s to the 1850’s, two seemingly contrasting parities displayed various forms of similarities. Examining ideals, the Democratic party and the Whig party were generally opposed to each other. The Jacksonian Democratic Party and the whig party were generally opposed to each other in their ideals. The democrats were devoted to jefferson's idea of an agrarian society run by the common man, whereas the wings promoted the industry and manufacturing of the north'd states. presidency, however, birthed a common ground between them. While the practices between the political parties remained constant, actual ideologies varied between Whigs and Democrats.

Jackson felt that the National bank was a monopoly that solely benefited the wealthy and elite. According to Symposium on Successful Presidential Economic Policies, an academic journal, Jackson distrusted eastern banks and the National bank because it gave too much power to elites. Jackson was unhappy with the bank's lending policies and thought it was unconstitutional, even though he went directly against the Constitution by ignoring the supreme court's ruling in the Worcester vs. Georgia case. Stated in Article 3 section one of the Constitution, “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court,”. The Supreme court declared the National bank to be constitutional. However, the power to renew the bank’s charter laid in the hands of Jackson, whom despised the National bank for seemingly no valid reason. Jackson denied the charter to renew the bank and removed all the government money from the bank. By regularly changing bank notes for coins, the National Bank limited inflation within the country, something state and private banks failed to do. Destroying the only bank that limited inflation soon caused a depression since inflation occurred. Inflation is when there is so much money in circulation that prices rise since the value of the money decreases. Despite Jackson distrusting the bank, it was the bank whom should have distrusted him, for he was the leading force behind the five year financial crisis within the United

As multiple advancements resulted in a huge increase in population the old economy was replaced by cash-crop agriculture and capitalist manufacturing. A split between the industrializing, urban North, agrarian, rural South, and the expanding West was forming. The Jacksonians passed the Tariff of 1828, helping western agriculture, and northern manufacturing but was detrimental to the South. Also, Jackson vetoed the US bank’s recharter in 1832. As Andrew Jackson’s veto message (Doc B) explains, he did this because he believed the US bank gave too much power to the wealthy few. Although, this seemed to be a step to increase equality, his replacement state “pet” banks only led to the destabilization of the national currency, and favoritism towards Jacksonian policies. This policy of Jackson was done with good intentions, but like many of Jacksonian economic policies it ended up doing more harm than good.

The role of the federal government in the economy was a heated dispute between the Jacksonian

During the Antebellum period, the two major parties were the Democrats and the Whigs. The Democrats advocated for slavery and were led by Herschel V. Johnson, Joseph E. Brown, and congressman Howell Cobb. The upperclassmen were usually part of the Whig party. They wanted the Federal Government to help the South. Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens were the leaders of the Whigs. In the 1840’s most governors were democrats and most of the legislature were Whigs. In the 1850s, Georgians did not like the Compromise of 1850 but the leaders of each party asked the Georgians to accept it. Even though the Georgians didn’t approve of the Compromise they knew it was necessary.

Jackson also affected the economic stability of the nation. Jackson’s primary economic effect on the Nation was through the vetoing of the National Bank. Jackson saw the National Bank as a way to prevent the economy from growing because the bank

The bank symbolized the hopes and fears inspired by the market revolution. The expansion of banking helped to finance the nation’s economic development. But many Americans, including Jackson, distrusted bankers as “non-producers” who contributed nothing to the nation’s wealth but profited from the labor of others. The tendency of banks to over-issue paper money, whose deterioration in value reduced the real income of wage earners, reinforced this conviction. Jackson himself had long believed the “hard money” -gold and silver-was the only honest currency. Nonetheless, when he assumed office there was little reason to believe that the Bank War would become the major event of his presidency.1 Page 388 of Give Me Liberty

The Bank of the United States was where the money was backed up by gold, and it severely favored the wealthy people of the time. Andrew Jackson recognized this and heeded the lower socio economic classes calls and shut down the Bank of the United States. This act alone highlights the idea that Jackson wants to make his country fair and the national bank was corrupt in his eyes. A quote that exemplifies the corruptness of the Bank of the United States is, “The bank has made the rich richer, the powerful more potent and has left the humble members of our society--the farmers, mechanics and laborers--to complain about the injustices of their own government” (Document 5). This quote summarizes the Bank of the United States’ favoring of the wealthy. Andrew Jackson saw this and because the “humble members” of their society were complaining about the favoring of the wealth and the injustices, Jackson decided to take action. The government no longer favored the rich and neglected the poor but represented each of them equally. Jackson grew up without a lot of money and understood what is was like to be taken advantage of. In summary, Andrew Jackson belongs of the twenty dollar bill because of his effort to broaden the democracy in the United

My fellow people, it has come to my attention that candidate Andrew Jackson was cheated from his 1824 electoral victory. Although Jackson received majority of the votes, opposing candidate, John Quincy Adams, ripped him from his title when the ultimate outcome laid on the hands of the House of Representatives. New York senator, Martin Van Buren, has worked hard to establish a political apparatus for the Democratic Party. This machine will grant many benefits such as, opening up job opportunities to citizens and ensuring voters to go to the polls on the forthcoming election. We should focus on the issues that the newly emerging Democratic Party centers on instead of Jackson and his wife Rachel’s, marriage, which is completely irrelevant to the

Jacksonian Democrats saw themselves as guardians of the United States Constitution, individual liberty and equality of economic opportunity. However how they saw themselves wasn’t how they actually were and what they actually did.Even though they did fell strongly about helping the common and the constitution they were mostly concerned with their own benefits, The Trail of Tears. The Jacksonian Democrats were mainly what they thought of themselves  but they had other intentions as well.

There had been a swing in sentiment in American politics, and ordinary men realized they had the opportunity to get involved in politics, become leaders and achieve power. As the 19th century began, the Republicans had gained a substantial following, and with the weakening of the Federalist Party, the country entered a period of one-party Republican rule. When Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky used his influence to secure the 1924 election of John Quincy Adams as president, the country became politically divided and the supporters of Andrew Jackson emerged as the Democratic Party. Jacksonian Democrats believed in strict construction and wanted a limited role for the federal government. Their ideology was aimed primarily at voters who felt damaged

The great Abe Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” This describes the dangers and adversities America faced in the early stages of its development with the fighting going on between the two major political parties that were forming in the newborn government. The beginning of our country is an exciting tale, that tells many people coming together and fighting off the all-powerful England, a classic “David and Goliath” story. However, after the stunning victory for America, our Founding Fathers struggled to agree on what the future America should look like. The two main parties were the Federalists and the Republicans. Alexander Hamilton was the main founder of the Federalist party

As the north and south began to separate after the Era of Good Feelings (1815-1825), the Second American Party System was established. This system consisted of two distinct parties, the Democrats and their opponents, who were known as Whigs for the most part. The goal of these two parties was to create a common thought process between the north and the south. Three of the issues prominent in their campaigns to gather votes in these two regions were government, economy, and slavery. Using these topics as foundations, the members of both parties of the Second American Party System aimed establish harmony between the north and south.

With this in mind, the political parties desire to prevent the wars such as the American Civil War when America fell apart.