<P> (Jacksonian Democracy) stretches the concept of democracy about as far as it can go and still remain workable...As such it has inspired much of the dynamic and dramatic events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in American history--Populism, Progressivism, the New and Fair Deals, and the programs of the New Frontier and Great Society . </P> <P> Jacksonian Democracy was built on the following: </P> <Ul> <Li> Expanded suffrage--The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men . By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped . </Li> <Li> Manifest destiny--This was the belief that white Americans had a destiny to settle the American West and to expand control from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and that the West should be settled by yeoman farmers . However, the Free Soil Jacksonians, notably Martin Van Buren, argued for limitations on slavery in the new areas to enable the poor white man to flourish--they split with the main party briefly in 1848 . The Whigs generally opposed Manifest Destiny and expansion, saying the nation should build up its cities . </Li> <Li> Patronage--Also known as the spoils system, patronage was the policy of placing political supporters into appointed offices . Many Jacksonians held the view that rotating political appointees in and out of office was not only the right, but also the duty of winners in political contests . Patronage was theorized to be good because it would encourage political participation by the common man and because it would make a politician more accountable for poor government service by his appointees . Jacksonians also held that long tenure in the civil service was corrupting, so civil servants should be rotated out of office at regular intervals . However, it often led to the hiring of incompetent and sometimes corrupt officials due to the emphasis on party loyalty above any other qualifications . </Li> <Li> Strict constructionism--Like the Jeffersonians who strongly believed in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Jacksonians initially favored a federal government of limited powers . Jackson said that he would guard against "all encroachments upon the legitimate sphere of State sovereignty". However, he was not a states' rights extremist--indeed, the Nullification Crisis would find Jackson fighting against what he perceived as state encroachments on the proper sphere of federal influence . This position was one basis for the Jacksonians' opposition to the Second Bank of the United States . As the Jacksonians consolidated power, they more often advocated expanding federal power, presidential power in particular . </Li> <Li> Laissez - faire--Complementing a strict construction of the Constitution, the Jacksonians generally favored a hands - off approach to the economy as opposed to the Whig program sponsoring modernization, railroads, banking and economic growth . The chief spokesman amongst laissez - faire advocates was William Leggett of the Locofocos in New York City . </Li> <Li> Opposition to banking--In particular, the Jacksonians opposed government - granted monopolies to banks, especially the national bank, a central bank known as the Second Bank of the United States . Jackson said: "The bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it!" and he did so . The Whigs, who strongly supported the Bank, were led by Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Nicholas Biddle, the bank chairman . Jackson himself was opposed to all banks because he believed they were devices to cheat common people--he and many followers believed that only gold and silver should be used to back currency, rather than the integrity of a bank . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Expanded suffrage--The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men . By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped . </Li>

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