"It shall be displayed to the extent of my humble abilities in continued efforts so to administer the Government as to preserve their liberty and promote their happiness." (Bartleby.com, Second Inaugural Address). Andrew Jackson always appealed to the people. He was a very democratic president. To be democratic means to make decisions that are beneficial to the people and not to one individual or group. Andrew Jackson always thought about the people first. Some people say this isn't true because he was cruel to Indians, but that's how they were though of in the 1800's. He cannot be held accountable for common beliefs. Andrew Jackson was a democratic president that appealed to the people because he gave an increasing amount of power to the people and always acted in their best interests.
If Jackson truly was the people's President, then the numbers would reflect the peoples" preference in President. The statistics would show that the people elected Jackson because he appealed to their needs and that their opinions were his top priority. In 1820, with all twelve states voting, the President was only elected by the people in three states. In the rest of the states the Legislature voted for who they thought would be the best President. In 1824, out of the twelve states, half of the Presidential Electors were voted on by the people. This showed that the legislature still had a great deal of power. In 1828, Jackson's election year, the numbers indicated that the people voted for Jackson, the people's President. During his election, all but two of the states electors" were voted on by the people. This indicated that before Jackson took office he was thought as the peoples" President and his reputation carried on while he was in office. The people recognized that having Jackson as the President was in their best interest.
Andrew Jackson constantly attempted to change common law in order to better suit the wants and needs of the people.
