Jackson as a President: Yesterday and Today :: American America History

capital of Mississippi as a President yesterday and TodayThe Andrew Jackson Administration, from 1829 to 1837, was very important in American history. A self-made man, Jackson exemplified republican virtues by restraining a substitutionized authorities and promoting the powers of the people. His administration left a lasting impact on American politics. With his extreme usage of the presidential veto, Jackson strengthened the executive class and rendered it equal in power to the legislative branch. These Jacksonian ideals of decentralized organisation can still be seen in politics to this day. Jackson was the maiden American president to have come from the frontier society of the American West. He was a one-generation aristocrat (Hoftstedder, 58) whose ambitions were to be wealthy and receive military anchor ring rather than have political power (although military glory is a good way to gain popular escort and political power). Jackson gained national hero status after his mi litary victory at the booking of New Orleans. This victory, along with wounds from his participation in the Revolutionary War, gave him the popular support he needed for a strong presidency. Although Jackson lost in his first attempt at the Presidency, he quickly learned from his mistakes and win the election of 1828 by 95 electoral votes (Norton, 359). During his administration Jackson was go about with many key issues, of which the Nullification crisis is an example. This was a crisis over the doctrine of nullification, which was be strongly pushed by southeastern Carolina. According to this doctrine, the state had the right to reduce government legislature that was inconsistent with its own. This doctrine was not used until 1832 when a new tariff was imposed that would reduce some duties but keep open high taxes on many imports. The south felt this tariff would choose them pay for northern industrialism, and they did not want to succumb to the will of the North. Jackson w as against this theory of Nullification because he was a strong supporter of the Union. He took action against this by publicly nullifying nullification and by moving troops into South Carolina to help the federal marshals collect the unpaid duties. Finally a compromise tariff was passed in 1833 which increased the number of duty bountiful items and reduced other duties. Jacksons decisive actions in the Nullification crisis helped define the powers of the central government more clearly, they made it clear to the states that he would not develop their tyranny, which might break up the Republic, just as the States would not confirm a tyrannical central government.