Frequently recognized by historians, the period between 1820 and 1840 is known as the Jacksonian Era, where the American Democratic Revolution led to the division of the Democratic-Republicans. After the War of 1812, the aristocratic Federalist Party virtually dissipated, and the Republican Party separated into competing factions. The expansion of the franchise weakened the political systems dominated by dignitaries of high status and in its place emerged a system managed by professional politicians who were mostly of the middle-class origin. Ultimately, major conflicting political personalities and fiscal issues due to tariffs and the Second Bank of the United States eventually led to the split of two parties: the National Republicans (later to be known as the Whigs) governed by John Quincy Adams and the Democratic-Republicans (Jacksonian Democrats) facilitated by Andrew Jackson.
Significant political personalities was one of the primary contributions to the reemergence of a two party system. During the Election of 1824, five candidates consisting of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun all called themselves Republicans and campaigned for presidency. Despite Jackson winning the popular vote, there failed to be an absolute majority in the Electoral College leaving the decision to fall to the House of Representatives. Personally out of the election, Clay gathered a coalition of congressmen that voted Adams into presidency and to express his gratitude, Adams appointed Clay as the new secretary of state. Jackson and his supporters called this the "corrupt bargain," and by the Election of 1828, Democratic-Republican Jackson garnered votes by appealing to the "common man" such as farmers and artisans declaring, "equality among the people in the rights conferred by government" was the "great principle of freedom." Jackson's animosity towards Clay's American System won approval from groups who felt threatened by industrialization and he also gained support from the Southeast and Midwest due to his hostility towards Indians while Adams on the other spectrum supported the land rights of Native Americans.
It all started back in 1817 during the era of "good feelings-. ... The election began the era of "hard feelings-. ... This created the two party system. ... Clay formed the other party and they were called the National Republicans. ... This was known as the "spoils system". ...
In the Jacksonian era, the white middle class took power and has never relinquished it. Because of this, the Jacksonian era has been described as theAge of the Common Man?. ... This change meant more government positions for Jacksonian supporters and stronger party organization. ... The mid-1820s was a time of political change and transition, and a new party system was forming around the imposing figure of Andrew Jackson. ... One of the hallmarks of the Jacksonian era was James K. ...
The hard money policy was conceived from Jackson's bank war and was as the alternative to the conservative system of economic theory and to exclude the banks control of the currency. ... Edward Pessen, a historian in the 1970's agreed with Hammond's views on the Jacksonian party in his work, Jacksonian America: Society, Personality, and Politics. ... From this particular excerpt Edward Pessen seems crude; however Pessen too makes an equally valid point on Jacksonian presidential era. ... Pessen's claim is based on modern studies that "offer little support to the view put...
The other major change in the Jacksonian era was the emergence of a solid two-party system. The modern Democratic Party was founded under Jackson, and an opposition party "the Whigs, soon evolved. When that party disappeared in the early 1850s, the Republican Party, giving the U.S. the basic political structure that survives to this day, soon replaced it. ... However, during his two terms as President, Andrew Jackson made a number of changes and practiced various principles that distinguished him as a president and characterized the early 1830's as the Jacksonian Era. ... Jackson an...
Those three presidents being so closely involved with the new government helped choose the Congress members, so there was very little difference of opinion between the two branches, other than two amendments most of the government policy remained static. ... Part II: Describe the changes in government [structure] and politics [who votes, how, why, and for what, and how the parties form and operate] from the rise of Jacksonian Democracy through the Civil War. ... Politics took a more or less stable two party system initially comprised of the Jacksonian democratic party of the day and on the...
The changing politics of the Jacksonian years paralleled complex social and economic change. ... The popular election of president electors had important consequence for the two party systems. ... As a result, the spoils system emerged, that gave government jobs in return for party loyalty and removed appointees of the defeated party. ... The Jacksonian era ushered in revolution in American political life. ... They also helped build a strong party system. ...
In this era, the U.S. was experiencing a financial boom. ... He was an advocate of the "American System". ... Clay felt that this system could bolster his support enough so that he could claim victory. ... There were new approaches to party politics as a second party system was emerging. ... Jackson began to endorse the idea of the "Spoils System". ...
As it was mentioned, there are two main court systems in America: a federal court system and a state court system. ... Each party has the right to appeal to such court. ... The evolution of judge selection process started in Jacksonian era with handing over the duty of selecting judges to the "will of the people" what in practice meant that they were elected by the citizens. ... The first option is present only in two states (Virginia and South Carolina). ... After that, candidate's party is highlighted on the ballot. ...
The single-member district plurality electoral system and the enduring regional party loyalties created by the Civil War prevented early success.1From its inception, the party's anti-wealth platform and third-party status generated only a small number of donations and few prominent figures were willing to take on the Populist label.2Reform newspapers had relatively small budgets and low circulations compared to the Republican and Democratic papers.3Election boards without Populist representation counted fraudulent votes to benefit the major parties.4In the South, the Democratic Party used...
