Universal manhood suffrage would bring together the people and allow all members of society to decide on important issues in their world. It would help the government gain unity amongst the people and bring about economic and political unity. Although manhood suffrage had some advantages, the political leaders of the future were the people who would really decide on its future. If the people desired manhood suffrage, then they would elect the candidates that supported it into office. "The only way in which to fit a people for self-government is to entrust them with self-government." This shows that the people are the only ones who can decide who their future leaders are and that they have to deal with the consequences of their decisions. The US Constitution was for the people and it gave the people the right to decide about government because it existed for their benefit.
2. Justice Taney's decision in the Charles River Bridge case reflected the economic philosophy of Jacksonian democracy because it was intended for the common people and the decision supported the people who supported Jackson's reelection. Taney used his power and his decision reflected on the economic philosophies of the people.
3. The "nullies" in the South did not succeed in the 1830s because Southern nullifications were not supported nationally. The leaders of the nation decided about the laws and if they said that they were constitutional and could not be changed, then it was not easily changed. Andrew Jackson showed his power in South Carolina and heightened the power of the executive branch. It was his responsibility to take charge of the nation and he needed to keep it unified. .