Saturday, February 25, 2017

What was Andrew Jackson's vision for the U.S.?

Andrew
Jacksons vision for the United States was to make our democracy more accessible to the common
man. Jackson believed the wealthy had too much influence in and control of the government. He
wanted to give the average person a greater role in the government.

Several
things occurred to help accomplish this goal. One change that was made was the replacement of
caucuses with nominating conventions. With a nominating convention, the members of the party
chose the candidates that would run for office. With a caucus, the party leaders chose these
candidates.

Another change that occurred was that some states dropped the
requirement...

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