Andrew Jackson's Democracy

Jackson’s version of democracy was in fact a democracy. He was not a very wealthy man, he owned a home and some land. Which was more than could be said about most Americans at the time. About ten percent of the Americans living there at that time owned enough land to vote. There was a law, stating that only white males with a good portion of land could vote in the presidential election. Andrew Jackson thought this system was so unfair, he created a new way to govern the citizens of the newly formed United States.

He believed that the spoil system, or rotating office holders often was important. He fired everyone currently working at the white house, and he replaced them with people that were actively campaigning for the democratic party. The old people, who were doing a good job, had experience, and did nothing wrong, were removed from office. Weather they were republican or democratic, he replaced them with sometimes unknowledgeable, stupid, or inexperienced people. Some would argue this unfair. But I think that it is a great way to get the advertising and voting populati...