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Andrew Jackson Was A Tyrant - Term Papers

Andrew Jackson Was A Tyrant

Andrew Jackson

“Vote for us if you believe the people should govern,” (Morris) was no small part of Andrew Jackson’s rallying cry. He was popularly conceived as a people’s man, representing the forces of labor and the common people rather the those of the upper class or the educated. His campaigns were filled with color and noise and appeals to the populous, and his governing style was more informed by the rough-neck riding styles of the wilderness than by the political and philosophical finesse of his predecessors. However, the power he gained as president brought out the heavy-handed tyrant in him, as it had in every other post of power he had held. While he often acted in the ...

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a judge who tried to rescind the jailing of the legislator.” (Morris)
As President, Jackson squashed the national bank in no small part because it threatened his power. He personally distrusted the banking system. More importantly, the bank distrusted him, and supported his political adversaries monetarily. It was this reasoning of “I must kill it before it kills me” that led him to deny a second charter. However, there are those, including Jackson, who would argue that this was to some degree also in the best interests of the poor. “[Jackson] also viewed the Bank as operating for the primary benefit of the upper classes at the expense of working people.” (“Andrew Jackson”)
Another instance of combining personal good with claims of supporting the people came in his continued dismissal of cabinet members and other positions. He claimed to be rooting out corruption, yet on more than one occasion he merely replaced those who opposed him with those who supported him. Likewise, ...

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Added: 8/8/2015 05:15:02 AM
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