Political Thought of Andrew Jackson: Jacksonian Democracy In the decades surrounding the presidency of Andrew Jackson democracy began to expand. ... Before Jackson was elected, democracy was rather different from what it is today. ... For example, Jackson called Adams a "pimp- because he supposedly gave the Czar of Russia an American girl as a gift. ... Jackson was seen as both a common man and yet an "ideal- American, and this allowed him to appeal to Americans from all social classes. ... It is even plausible to say that Jacksonian Democracy is partly a revival of Jeffersonian Democracy,...

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Part I: Provide a history of the formation of the constitution and of early American government through Jefferson's Presidency. Conclude this section with a description of the structure of American government [all branches] and politics at that time. The history of American government starts several year before there was even an American government with a series of events mainly between the British colonies and Great Britain developing into problems that would cause a change of power to the colonists themselves. ... Part II: Describe the changes in government [structure] and politics ...

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