The United States developed the world’s first modern mass democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation’s democratic ideals and to reform its institutions to match them. The nation’s transformation to a more participatory democracy was accompanied by continued debates over federal power, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the authority of different branches of the federal government, and the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens. Jacksonian Democracy… The Rise of a Democratic Society… Politics of the Common Man… Universal Male Suffrage… Party Nominating Conventions… Popular Election of the President… Two-Party System… Rise of Third Parties… More Elected Offices… Popular Campaigning… Spoils System and Rotation of Officeholders… Read the first paragraph on page 191. List the three competing viewpoints of Jackson and the emergence of popular politics. 1. 2. 3. In what ways did Jacksonian Democracy differ from the original republicanism of the Framer’s generation? 1. 2. 3. To what extent were differences signs of improving American democracy? One piece of evidence supporting your answer: One piece of evidence supporting the opposing view:
Are you using ink? Remember… no pencil! Jackson Versus Adams, pp193-194 Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis The nation’s transformation to a more participatory democracy was accompanied by continued debates over federal power, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the authority of different branches of the federal government, and the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens. Jackson Versus Adams… The Election of 1824… President John Quincy The Revolution of 1828… Before answering the questions for this section, turn to page 199- 200 and read “Historical Perspectives.” To what extent was the election of 1828 a “revolution?” Traditional View… Opposing Whig View… Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s view… Contemporary historians… Recent historians… Which election was a more significant “revolution” in American politics, 1800 or 1828? Explain your view. Defend your answer with three pieces of specific historical evidence. 1. 2. 3. 3. The Presidency of Andrew Jackson, pp 195-197 Key Concepts & Main Ideas Analysis The nation’s transformation to a more participatory democracy was accompanied by continued debates over federal power, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the authority of different branches of the federal government, and the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens. The Presidency of Andrew Jackson… Presidential Power… Peggy Eaton Affair… Support or refute Andrew Jackson’s claim that Indian removal was done in the best interest of American Indians. One piece of evidence supporting your answer: One of evidence supporting the opposing view: How did the death of Rachel Jackson impact the President?
The Presidency of Andrew Jackson Continued… Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis Resistance to initiatives for democracy and inclusion included restrictive anti- Indian policies. Supreme Court decisions sought to assert federal power over state laws and the primacy of the judiciary in determining the meaning of the Constitution. The nation’s transformation to a more participatory democracy was accompanied by continued debates over federal power, the relationship between the federal government and the states, the authority of different branches of the federal government, and the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens. Many white Americans in the South asserted their regional identity through pride in the institution of slavery, insisting that the federal government should defend that institution. Indian Removal Act (1830)… Trial of Tears… Nullification Crisis… 1828… 1830… 1832… 1833… Compromise Tariff passed collaboration between John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, ending Nullification Crisis What impact did John Marshall and the Supreme Court have on Indian policy? Explain. Who had greater power in this era, the Supreme Court or the Executive Branch? Explain. What other accomplishment in compromise did Henry Clay have (in addition to the Compromise Tariff of 1833) during this Antebellum Era? Have you figured it out yet? ….. The first major problem Jackson faced as President  Nullification Crisis Before you continue, make sure you thoroughly understand this conflict.