Jacksonian Democrats strove to expand political democracy by increasing the common man's activity in voting. They abolished the law that required white males to own land in order to vote, which resulted in the voting power to shift dramatically westward. Not only would this help the working man become an active part in politics but also, since President Andrew Jackson was "Champion of the Common Folk", it would help him to gain more votes in coming elections." The Working Men's Declaration of Independence" is an excellent example of how political democracy was protected. Jackson also used the spoils system and awarded those who were loyal to the party by assigning them a governmental office. The president had completed so much that in a visit to the United States in 1834, British reporter Harriet Martiuneau was "in a state of awe" over how the United States was in such great shape politically and economically.
Matters in economic opportunity were also well preserved by the Jacksonians and their President. When Jackson went against the Constitution and vetoed a second national bank, he actually helped the United States economy in the long run by preventing it from being controlled by the wealthy Americans and foreigners. When Chief Justice Roger B. Taney stated his opinion on the Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge case, it proved that Jacksonians allowed economic competition. This .
was vital for economic equality because of the market economy which prevailed in the United States at that time.
A very important part of the United States government that the Jacksonians did not uphold was the Constitution. In a picture of the Trail of Tears it shows how Jackson went against what the Supreme Court said was unconstitutional and forced the Cherokee Nation out of their homeland in Georgia to Oklahoma. This emphasizes on how Jackson was going to do whatever was on his agenda whether it was wrong or not.