Jacksonian democracy

Jacksonian democracy (or Jacksonianism) was a 19th-century American political ideology centered on expanding the political power of the “common man,” opposing entrenched elites, and asserting popular control over government. Associated with Andrew Jackson and his supporters, it combined majoritarianism, democratic participation, expansion of the right to vote to non-landowning white men, hostility to concentrated economic power (such as national banks), a strong executive willing to act on behalf of the people, and an emphasis on equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome.

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Jacksonian democracy

Jacksonian democracy (or Jacksonianism) was a 19th-century American political ideology centered on expanding the political power of the “common man,” opposing entrenched elites, and asserting popular control over government. Associated with Andrew Jackson and his supporters, it combined majoritarianism, democratic participation, expansion of the right to vote to non-landowning white men, hostility to concentrated economic power (such as national banks), a strong executive willing to act on behalf of the people, and an emphasis on equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome.

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