A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed
greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation. Jacksonian democracy was aided by the strong spirit of equality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and West. It was also aided by the extension of the vote in eastern states to men without property; in the early days of the United States, many places had allowed only male property owners
to vote. (Compare Jeffersonian democracy.) QUIZ SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE? Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge! Question 1 of 6 Which form is commonly used with other verbs to express intention? Jackson, Jackson, Andrew, Jackson Day, Jackson Hole,
Jacksonian, Jacksonian democracy, Jacksonism, Jackson, Jesse, Jackson, “Stonewall”,
Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.” Faal told the FBI that his group was trying “restore democracy to The Gambia and improve the lives of its people.” Actually, the guessing game is over; the weddings have begun, as have weird attempts to circumvent our constitutional democracy. Thomas Piketty raised the Big
Questions this year about democracy and inequality.
This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! All-Day ProgramFull Day Lecture/SeminarSaturday, April 22, 2017 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET Code: 1M2896  Engraving of Andrew Jackson, 1860, by A.H. Ritchie, based on the painting by D.M. Carter (Library of Congress) Historians are fascinated by Andrew Jackson and his impact on the development of the Democratic Party. He was a complex man whose forceful personality (he was universally known as “Old Hickory”) influenced the political culture of his time as he dominated both the presidency and Congress for two terms (1828-36). The years characterized by a struggle for popular rights and the issues and events that informed the development of the second major political party have become known as the Jacksonian era. Historian Stephen D. Engle revisits the Jackson presidency and examines the gap between the appearance and the reality of what we have come to believe about that time—and how it relates to our current political culture. 9:30--10:45 a.m. The Rise of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party Between 1815 and 1828, economic and social changes gave rise to a second political party. These changes transformed American culture, giving rise to tensions that were expressed through political ideologies and competing definitions of freedom. An expanded electorate helped to bring about a Democratic victory and a new style of leadership in Jackson. 11 a.m.--12:15 p.m. The Jacksonian Character: Personality, Traits, and Values Legend has it that Americans who brought Jackson to power were frontiersman, drunkards, gamblers, and other “vulgar” types. Yet Jackson’s election coincided with the emergence of an American middle class that cultivated respectability and yielded power at the polls. 12:15--1:30 p.m. Lunch (participants provide their own) 1:30--2:45 p.m. The Politics of the Common Man and the Democrats in Power Jackson’s election was the product of electoral changes and voter mobilization that transformed American politics. Once in power, he defied established procedures, ignored congressional opinion, and fought centralized financial control of the Bank of the United States. His aggressive leadership style set off shock waves and galvanized his opponents. 3--4:15 p.m. The Jacksonian Legacy on the American Presidency The Jacksonian Presidency has been called the triumph of the common man. Scholars, however, still debate his effectiveness in helping the people who put him in office. The two-party system as we know it today was fully formed by the end of Jackson’s second term, but the people who were the primary supporters of his revolution appeared to benefit the least from his presidency. Engle is a professor of history and director of the history symposium series at Florida Atlantic University. S. Dillon Ripley Center |
