Did democracy grew or not during Jacksonian era?

Answer 1

This is a pretty wide open question with no definition of what you mean by democracy. If you mean that the people became more directly involved in the selection of those in governmental elective office, then yes, some things occurred to enhance that role of the people. For example, prior to Jackson taking office in 1829 selection of presidential candidates was mostly by Congressional caucus, with Jackson that system was mostly replaced by primaries. Whether that was good or not is in the eye of the beholder.

Jackson’s appointment of Roger Taney as Chief Justice was a welcome change from John Marshall, but Jackson only listened to the court when it fit his purposes. His veto of the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States was a good decision but the central bank concept would return in just over 80 years. His threat to send the military into South Carolina to reverse that State’s Nullification of the federal tariff acts was extra-constitutional and would likely have instigated civil war if a compromise hadn’t been reached although it forced the resignation of vice president Calhoun.

In general, Jackson was a strong president who sometimes placed his personal preferences before the constitution. When the court viewed the case of Cherokee Nation v. Georgia [1831] that the Cherokees were a domestic dependant nation and in the case of Worcester v. Georgia [1832] that the laws of Georgia had no force with the Indians, Jackson not only refused to enforce the court’s order, but replied that “John Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it.” Plainly he cared little for the Constitution.

Answer 2

I would have to say that it did. Jackson was concerned with getting more people to be involved in the government. He wanted the common man to seem to be more powerful. It started the whole thing if I vote for you you will look out for me type of system. That means if you voted for someone you could get a job. And that meant more people were willing to voice their opinions because their opinions actually mattered. Yes, democracy did grow during this era. The former era, Jeffersonian, was all about rich people having control over everything. The previous era was more focused on states rights and the importance of a few individuals over everyone else.

Answer 3

Yes. Jackson was a "man of the people" who did his best to defend poor farmers (especially in the West) from the interests of the Northeastern wealthy class.

Answer 4

For the average white person, yes it did. He was very much for the common man. But his Indian policies were deplorable. Democracy was unknown for them under him.

Answer 5

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