After our discussions about Andrew Jackson, how did his interpretation of Presidential power compare to that of his predecessors? Use specific examples, but also think of the things he did while President.
Andrew Jackson's perception of power as the President of the United States, was very different than that of his predecessors. In my opinion, Jackson acted as though he had way more power than any other president before him. Jackson took power away from those he disliked and gave this power to his friends... some of these "friends" were not even qualified for the jobs Jackson placed them in. Also, Jackson dealt with the Native Americans. Because he did not like them, the Indian Removal Act was passed. This allowed the government to decide where they wanted these unwanted tribes to go. Another bold act Jackson took was getting rid of the Bank of America. Although he knew many people would disagree with this move, Jackson was confident that the absence of the Bank of America would ensure that individual investors would not profit from the government's dealings. All in all, I think that Jackson was a very confident president who believed strongly in what he was doing... even if people did not support him. Because Jackson was confident, he held a lot of power in his role as the United States' President.
Jackson's interpretation of Presidential power differed from that of the presidents before him. First of all, Jackson was the first president who really had an overwhelming amount of support. Since Jackson was liked by the popular majority (especially the South), he was already guaranteed a great start to his presidency. He knew he had all the power in the country, and took advantage of that. He made his decisions boldly, and without second thought. For example, when he said "the Union must be preserved", he had no doubt that it would be the best for America. Instead of giving in to Calhoun, Jackson comprimised. They decided to gradually reduce the tariff in South Carolina over the next ten years. What Calhoun didn't realize is that it was a win-win situation. South Carolina felt like they won, but Jackson knew that he won as well because he succeeded on preserving the Union. Jackson used many tactics throughout his presidency; he wasn't afraid to make bold choices and follow through with his decisions.
Jackson mostly differed from his predecessors with his idea of power. At the beginning of his term, he was percieved as a popular military guy and war hero from the South. This sense of power and popularity got to him throughout his term. Although he differed from his predecessors, one way he was similar was that he did not get along well with the vice president, Calhoun (just like John Adams did not get along with his vice president, Jefferson). Calhoun wanted to nullify the tariff that raised the price of manufactored goods to be shipped in the South. The South was so outraged that they called it the "Tariff of Abomination". Instead of Jackson favoring the South and nullifying the law, he perserved with what he thought was right for the Union, not just one specific region. Instead of letting Calhoun step on him, he firmly stood by his decisions. When he was furious that South Carolina wanted to defy the federal government, he wrote a letter to them basically stating his anger at their decision. Also, the Indian Removal Act was called uncostitutional, just like Hamiltion's (Washington's treasurer) Bank of America and Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. Jackson placed the Indians where he thought they belonged. He was not wayward with decisions. Just like Stephanie stated, he was a rash and bold decision maker, more than other presidents. Overall, Jackson was a more dogmatic president and one that you would not want to mess with. At the end, some people felt that he was abussing his power and called him a monarch.
I feel that Jackson was different from his predecessors in the fact that he coastede through his Presidency. By this I mean, he used his popularity from being a war hero and lead people to believe that he was doing what was right for the country. For example when he got rid of the Native Americans, it wasn't for anyone's benefit or with the best interets in mind. Jackson simply did it because he did not like them. Also, he gave off a strong vibe. Whatever Jackson did, he did and stood by it no matter what. I feel that was crucial to having people fall him. Jackson definitely abused his power. He took his friends who weren't even qualified for positions and had them in top spots. In no way was this fair, and personally I think he took advantage of his power. But in the end, Jackson had so much support that it didn't even matter because for the most part people saw right past this unfair side of him.
Andrew Jackson’s perception of power as President was much different from his predecessors. First off what really stands out to me is that I feel Jackson was unreasonable in the sense where he would remove power from anyone he did not like, especially the Native Americans. It is obvious to tell he wasn’t pleased with them when the Indian Removal Act was put into play. The Indian Removal Act was extremely unfair to the Native Americans because this let the government to be in charge of where to put unneeded tribes. It was somewhat like he favored who he liked and treated the people he disliked badly. Second I feel Jackson abused his power to the point where not only did he use it against people, but also in vetoing bills. For example, a commonly known veto he did was, vetoing the United States Bank. That was also for his own selfish needs since he did not approve of it.
Jackson was defintely different from his predecessors. Jackson was more strict and militiant. Most Presidents before Jackson would never actually go into a state with troops and kill people, like he planned on doing during the problem of nullification with South Carolina. I feel like Jackson did not care about his reputuation at all. He did what he wanted and did not think about the effects on the people of the country. For example, by removing the Bank of the US, it killed the economy and it took the country years to pay back the debt. Jackson was also very selfish. If he did not like you, then he would get rid of you. For example, Jackson disliked the Native Americans and went through with the Indian Removal Act, which was deemed unconstitutional. I feel like Jackson completely abused his power as President and I do not think his predecessors would have acted like that.
Andrew Jackson actually used his presidential power to make changes that he thought were the best. Compared to previous presidents Jackson was the first to really use the POWER that he had. During his presidency Jackson showed numerous examples of how he used his power to his advantage. Sometimes he abused his power but he also did what he thought was the best.
At first Jackson had the respect of the Southerners during his election. The people in the South were the main reason that he won the election. However, a law was passed that put a tax on goods in the South. Obviously the southerners were upset and wanted the law to be nullified. The man that supported then was now Calhoun who was the vice president. Jackson and Calhoun already despised each other and this made them dislike each other even more. Jackson refused to back down and stood by his decision because he believed that it was the best decision for the Union.
Jackson did many other things that abused his presidential power such as giving his friends more power then others and forming the Indian Removal Act. Nisha makes a great point at the end of her entry when she says that Jackson is a president that you don't want to mess with. He abused his power and made self conscious decisions.
Andrew Jackson’s perception of power was much different than his predecessors. I feel that it was not fair that Jackson took power form the native Americans simply because he did not like them. The Indian Removal Act showed this and was very unjust for the Native Americans He also abused his powers when it came to vetoing bills. He vetoed the United States Bank simply because he did not like it, and that shows that he was being selfish about it. It seems like he didn’t care about others or what they thought about him he just wanted to have everything his way.
As we've heard a million times before, Jackson was brash, belligerent and, perhaps most important of all, arrogant. He always acted as if he was the big cheese; his views, no matter how hypocritical at times, were always more important than others', and if people did not see it that way than he would send the army at them (the South Carolina debacle regarding tariffs). This is very well portrayed in his attentiveness to his cabinet, which was nonexistent. Unlike most other Presidents in our history, he payed no heed to his closest political advisors and instead attempted to act with brute force like no other before him (who else would attempt to solve a dispute with a state by shooting at it?).
In my opinion, Andrew Jackson interpreted his Presidential power differently from his predecessors. I will also say Jackson was a power greedy man who wanted to have a bigger federal government to collect tariffs. He dealt with the Indian Removel very poorly. It was unfair to them who had been firstly settle there and got kicked out because he wanted the land back. It was the homeland of the Indians, he had no right to take away the land from them. There were a lot of things he could do before he took the final step, but he didnt even brother trying. Also, Jackson's spoil system helped him to get big part of powers in his hand in order to control he governement. Base on what he said, the spoil system was intended to let more talented people to be part of the governement, however, it ended up by giving positions to his friends and th party loyalists.
I agree with what Peter said. Jackson was brash, belligerent and, arrogant. Everything had to be his way regardless of the others around him. He also did not act like other Presidents in our history and he payed no attention to his political advisors and tried to do everything by himself, his own way.
Jackson definitely took full advantage of the power given to him. He seemed to have the most power out of the President's leading up to him. He made very bold and daring decisions and was not afraid of anyone because of his overwhelming support throughout his country. Jackson was power hungry and greedy for all the power he could get. He was also very arrogant and cruel as well, because he took land away from the indians carelessly. He showed his authority when he directly defied Calhoun and did not bow down to his desire.
I agree with Pasha's statement about Jackson's arrogance and his foolishness in not listening to his political advisors. Jackson did things his way and his way only, which was very foolish. He trusted his own judgement better than that of an extremely knowledgable group of individuals
I agree with Courtney. She stated how Jackson didn’t care about his reputation at all and he did what he wanted. I also think Jackson was very careless to what people thought about him as well. Also Courtney said he was very selfish. This is true again because like I said above, as well as Courtney, was Jackson would relieve power from those he did not like and award his friends with more power, like Alexandra also said. Again Jackson over used his power in all of these ways, which was not good for our country.
When Jackson assumed his presidency, at the time he was the only president to use their power to the fullest potential. Furthermore, instances of him exercising his presidential power were seen throughout his tenure. When Jackson first came to power, 9,000 to 10,000 people were dismissed from government positions; because he felt these individuals were not loyal to him, Jackson proceeded to appoint friends and supporters of his campaign to these positions. On the other hand however, his cabinet was virtually negligible due to their lack of credentials, thus establishing Jackson with more power. More of Jackson’s outrageous actions consisted of disregarding the Supreme Court during the ruling on the relocation of the Native American people in the Indian Removal Act. Also, Jackson’s shocking decision in the suspension of the national bank left many in opposition and directly affected the nation’s economy.
Unlike his predecessors, Jackson really used the power he had to guide the country and preserve it. Jackson used the veto power more often than earlier presidents, he vetoed twelve bills. One of his most important uses of his power was when he “fought” Calhoun to preserve the Union. Calhoun wanted to eradicate a tariff on manufactured goods but Jackson knew that if he did the Union would be in jeopardy. Eventually they settled on a plan to gradually reduce the tariff over a period of time, which saved the union. Another use of his power came during the Indian Removal Act. However, it was not as heroic as his “battle” with Calhoun. Jackson decided to use his power to replace the Native Americans to where he thought they should be. No other president before Jackson used his power in this way.
Andrew Jackson's idea of Presidential power was much more abused than that of his predecessors. When he first took office he immediately removed thousands of people from positions in the government whom he felt were not loyal to him. Replacing them with democrats made up the spoils system which was an extreme system in which immediately proved to all the people that his actions as president were very strong and abusing. When he got mad, he instantly used his power as president to fix it. When he wanted to enforce the tariff in South Carolina he passed the "force bill" which would send in the military; however Clay proposed a compromise which did indeed save Jackson's country. Another istance is when Jackson did not care for the concerns of the Natives. Him and his fellow democrats passed the Indian Removal Act which allowed him and his government to be powerful enough to choose where the tribes would move to. When his people felt that the bank needed more security, Jackson started to interfere. However, with the dip in the economy when the bank was up for re-approval Jackson was against it. He said, "This bank is killing me, so I am going to kill it." People then started to pull their money from the bank. He was a very abusive power and also defied the Supreme Court through the Indian Removal Act. He was unlike any other previous presidents.
Cj brings up a good point when he talks about how when Jackson first came to power, 9,000 to 10,000 people he removed from their government positions. Jackson did this because he felt these individuals were not loyal to him and replaced them with his own friends. Jackson found these people to go along with what he said which gave him even more power then before. He ultimately became more powerful than the other branches and used his power to veto laws he felt strongly against.
Jackson interpreted his Presidential power in a very different way from his predecessors. He was considered the common man which allowed him to act differently then the former Presidents. Jackson took advantage of the vetoing power which, no other President had done before. Jackson vetoed twelve bills and was first to use the pocket veto. One of the bills Jackson vetoed was the Bank of the United States. He was know for strongly opposing the bank therefore, he decided to get rid of it for his own benefit. However, probably the most selfish of Jefferson's act was removing the thousands of Cherokee Indians for his own farming benifit. Overall, Jackson's use of his Presidential Powers was used greatly, none of his selfish acts truly destroyed our nation leaving us to realize he may not have been as selfish after all.
Erin brings up a good point about Jackson being the first president to veto. He took advantage of that power, which is one that no other presidents had before him. However, the fact that he hated Native Americans so much and didn't care one bit about the Cherokee's situation made me loose a lot of respect for him.
I agree with Alex. Jackson believed that he had much more power than the presidents that came before him. He completely abused his power by putting his friends into jobs that they were obviously not qualified for. Jon also brings up that Jackson used the veto more than any past president. This shows he cared for the country.
I agree with Jon that Jackson used his power to the fullest; which was clearly shown through the staggering number of bills he vetoed while in office. In addition, the conflict between Jackson and Calhoun, in regards to the tariff on the South, further exhibited Jackson’s utilization of power along with his selfishness and arrogance.
I completely agree with the way Courtney described Jacksons presidency. She descrbed him as not caring about his reputation and being very selfish. He didnt care about removing the bank or getting rid of many of his people. The way she described him was very accurate which made him unlike any of his predecessors.
Compared to his predecessors, Jackson used his veto power more than anyone. By going against common beliefs and ideas, Jackson removed many government officials, replacing them with those he thought would do a good job. Vetoing twelve bills, Jackson showed people that he was strict. A specific example of this was when Jackson vetoed the Bank of the United States bill. His opposition proved to make him different than any of the former presidents.
Compared to his procedecessors Jackson used his presidential powers to the fullest. He vetoed more bills than any other presidents heard of. Also if he did not like any of his officials, he fired them. Being that he was short, he would also re place them. When he passed the "Force Bill", which was to put military troops in South Carolina, that was an over usage of his presidential powers.
Jaskson's Presidency was very unique compared to is preceedors. For one, Jackson was not at all afraid to put all his efforts into something he believed in even if many others were against it. He proved this by vetoing twelve bills, more than all the other presidents put together. Jackson also had no concern for humanity, he was willing to let starve thousands of Cherokee Native Americans in order to take over their land. Because he had fought against them in the war he did not care at all about their well being. One of the most conterversal things Jackson did, however, was vetoing the Bank of the United States Bill. Though many people agreed that the bank had to much power by vetoing their bill he ultimately led to a depression. Overall, Jackson ment well but his methods were alittle bit drastic.
Andrew Jackson’s perception of power as President was much different from his predecessors. For example he abused his presidential power by removing Native Americans from their tribes. He also would veto bills that should not have been vetoed just because of his own personal greed. Vetoing the Bank of the United States Bill was one of the most controversial things that Jackson ever did. He should not have vetoed the bill but he was just greedy so he did. He vetoed more bills than any other president. He would also fire his officials if he did not personally like them. Overall, Jackson abused his presidential powers.
Andrew Jackson's perception of power as the President of the United States, was very different than that of his predecessors. In my opinion, Jackson acted as though he had way more power than any other president before him. Jackson took power away from those he disliked and gave this power to his friends... some of these "friends" were not even qualified for the jobs Jackson placed them in. Also, Jackson dealt with the Native Americans. Because he did not like them, the Indian Removal Act was passed. This allowed the government to decide where they wanted these unwanted tribes to go. Another bold act Jackson took was getting rid of the Bank of America. Although he knew many people would disagree with this move, Jackson was confident that the absence of the Bank of America would ensure that individual investors would not profit from the government's dealings. All in all, I think that Jackson was a very confident president who believed strongly in what he was doing... even if people did not support him. Because Jackson was confident, he held a lot of power in his role as the United States' President.
ReplyDeleteJackson's interpretation of Presidential power differed from that of the presidents before him. First of all, Jackson was the first president who really had an overwhelming amount of support. Since Jackson was liked by the popular majority (especially the South), he was already guaranteed a great start to his presidency. He knew he had all the power in the country, and took advantage of that. He made his decisions boldly, and without second thought. For example, when he said "the Union must be preserved", he had no doubt that it would be the best for America. Instead of giving in to Calhoun, Jackson comprimised. They decided to gradually reduce the tariff in South Carolina over the next ten years. What Calhoun didn't realize is that it was a win-win situation. South Carolina felt like they won, but Jackson knew that he won as well because he succeeded on preserving the Union. Jackson used many tactics throughout his presidency; he wasn't afraid to make bold choices and follow through with his decisions.
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ReplyDeleteJackson mostly differed from his predecessors with his idea of power. At the beginning of his term, he was percieved as a popular military guy and war hero from the South. This sense of power and popularity got to him throughout his term.
ReplyDeleteAlthough he differed from his predecessors, one way he was similar was that he did not get along well with the vice president, Calhoun (just like John Adams did not get along with his vice president, Jefferson). Calhoun wanted to nullify the tariff that raised the price of manufactored goods to be shipped in the South. The South was so outraged that they called it the "Tariff of Abomination". Instead of Jackson favoring the South and nullifying the law, he perserved with what he thought was right for the Union, not just one specific region. Instead of letting Calhoun step on him, he firmly stood by his decisions. When he was furious that South Carolina wanted to defy the federal government, he wrote a letter to them basically stating his anger at their decision.
Also, the Indian Removal Act was called uncostitutional, just like Hamiltion's (Washington's treasurer) Bank of America and Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. Jackson placed the Indians where he thought they belonged.
He was not wayward with decisions. Just like Stephanie stated, he was a rash and bold decision maker, more than other presidents.
Overall, Jackson was a more dogmatic president and one that you would not want to mess with. At the end, some people felt that he was abussing his power and called him a monarch.
I feel that Jackson was different from his predecessors in the fact that he coastede through his Presidency. By this I mean, he used his popularity from being a war hero and lead people to believe that he was doing what was right for the country. For example when he got rid of the Native Americans, it wasn't for anyone's benefit or with the best interets in mind. Jackson simply did it because he did not like them. Also, he gave off a strong vibe. Whatever Jackson did, he did and stood by it no matter what. I feel that was crucial to having people fall him. Jackson definitely abused his power. He took his friends who weren't even qualified for positions and had them in top spots. In no way was this fair, and personally I think he took advantage of his power. But in the end, Jackson had so much support that it didn't even matter because for the most part people saw right past this unfair side of him.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Jackson’s perception of power as President was much different from his predecessors. First off what really stands out to me is that I feel Jackson was unreasonable in the sense where he would remove power from anyone he did not like, especially the Native Americans. It is obvious to tell he wasn’t pleased with them when the Indian Removal Act was put into play. The Indian Removal Act was extremely unfair to the Native Americans because this let the government to be in charge of where to put unneeded tribes. It was somewhat like he favored who he liked and treated the people he disliked badly. Second I feel Jackson abused his power to the point where not only did he use it against people, but also in vetoing bills. For example, a commonly known veto he did was, vetoing the United States Bank. That was also for his own selfish needs since he did not approve of it.
ReplyDeleteJackson was defintely different from his predecessors. Jackson was more strict and militiant. Most Presidents before Jackson would never actually go into a state with troops and kill people, like he planned on doing during the problem of nullification with South Carolina. I feel like Jackson did not care about his reputuation at all. He did what he wanted and did not think about the effects on the people of the country. For example, by removing the Bank of the US, it killed the economy and it took the country years to pay back the debt.
ReplyDeleteJackson was also very selfish. If he did not like you, then he would get rid of you. For example, Jackson disliked the Native Americans and went through with the Indian Removal Act, which was deemed unconstitutional. I feel like Jackson completely abused his power as President and I do not think his predecessors would have acted like that.
Andrew Jackson actually used his presidential power to make changes that he thought were the best. Compared to previous presidents Jackson was the first to really use the POWER that he had. During his presidency Jackson showed numerous examples of how he used his power to his advantage. Sometimes he abused his power but he also did what he thought was the best.
ReplyDeleteAt first Jackson had the respect of the Southerners during his election. The people in the South were the main reason that he won the election. However, a law was passed that put a tax on goods in the South. Obviously the southerners were upset and wanted the law to be nullified. The man that supported then was now Calhoun who was the vice president. Jackson and Calhoun already despised each other and this made them dislike each other even more. Jackson refused to back down and stood by his decision because he believed that it was the best decision for the Union.
Jackson did many other things that abused his presidential power such as giving his friends more power then others and forming the Indian Removal Act. Nisha makes a great point at the end of her entry when she says that Jackson is a president that you don't want to mess with. He abused his power and made self conscious decisions.
Andrew Jackson’s perception of power was much different than his predecessors. I feel that it was not fair that Jackson took power form the native Americans simply because he did not like them. The Indian Removal Act showed this and was very unjust for the Native Americans He also abused his powers when it came to vetoing bills. He vetoed the United States Bank simply because he did not like it, and that shows that he was being selfish about it. It seems like he didn’t care about others or what they thought about him he just wanted to have everything his way.
ReplyDeleteAs we've heard a million times before, Jackson was brash, belligerent and, perhaps most important of all, arrogant. He always acted as if he was the big cheese; his views, no matter how hypocritical at times, were always more important than others', and if people did not see it that way than he would send the army at them (the South Carolina debacle regarding tariffs). This is very well portrayed in his attentiveness to his cabinet, which was nonexistent. Unlike most other Presidents in our history, he payed no heed to his closest political advisors and instead attempted to act with brute force like no other before him (who else would attempt to solve a dispute with a state by shooting at it?).
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Andrew Jackson interpreted his Presidential power differently from his predecessors. I will also say Jackson was a power greedy man who wanted to have a bigger federal government to collect tariffs. He dealt with the Indian Removel very poorly. It was unfair to them who had been firstly settle there and got kicked out because he wanted the land back. It was the homeland of the Indians, he had no right to take away the land from them. There were a lot of things he could do before he took the final step, but he didnt even brother trying. Also, Jackson's spoil system helped him to get big part of powers in his hand in order to control he governement. Base on what he said, the spoil system was intended to let more talented people to be part of the governement, however, it ended up by giving positions to his friends and th party loyalists.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Peter said. Jackson was brash, belligerent and, arrogant. Everything had to be his way regardless of the others around him. He also did not act like other Presidents in our history and he payed no attention to his political advisors and tried to do everything by himself, his own way.
ReplyDeleteJackson definitely took full advantage of the power given to him. He seemed to have the most power out of the President's leading up to him. He made very bold and daring decisions and was not afraid of anyone because of his overwhelming support throughout his country. Jackson was power hungry and greedy for all the power he could get. He was also very arrogant and cruel as well, because he took land away from the indians carelessly. He showed his authority when he directly defied Calhoun and did not bow down to his desire.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Pasha's statement about Jackson's arrogance and his foolishness in not listening to his political advisors. Jackson did things his way and his way only, which was very foolish. He trusted his own judgement better than that of an extremely knowledgable group of individuals
ReplyDeleteI agree with Courtney. She stated how Jackson didn’t care about his reputation at all and he did what he wanted. I also think Jackson was very careless to what people thought about him as well. Also Courtney said he was very selfish. This is true again because like I said above, as well as Courtney, was Jackson would relieve power from those he did not like and award his friends with more power, like Alexandra also said. Again Jackson over used his power in all of these ways, which was not good for our country.
ReplyDeleteWhen Jackson assumed his presidency, at the time he was the only president to use their power to the fullest potential. Furthermore, instances of him exercising his presidential power were seen throughout his tenure. When Jackson first came to power, 9,000 to 10,000 people were dismissed from government positions; because he felt these individuals were not loyal to him, Jackson proceeded to appoint friends and supporters of his campaign to these positions. On the other hand however, his cabinet was virtually negligible due to their lack of credentials, thus establishing Jackson with more power. More of Jackson’s outrageous actions consisted of disregarding the Supreme Court during the ruling on the relocation of the Native American people in the Indian Removal Act. Also, Jackson’s shocking decision in the suspension of the national bank left many in opposition and directly affected the nation’s economy.
ReplyDeleteUnlike his predecessors, Jackson really used the power he had to guide the country and preserve it. Jackson used the veto power more often than earlier presidents, he vetoed twelve bills. One of his most important uses of his power was when he “fought” Calhoun to preserve the Union. Calhoun wanted to eradicate a tariff on manufactured goods but Jackson knew that if he did the Union would be in jeopardy. Eventually they settled on a plan to gradually reduce the tariff over a period of time, which saved the union. Another use of his power came during the Indian Removal Act. However, it was not as heroic as his “battle” with Calhoun. Jackson decided to use his power to replace the Native Americans to where he thought they should be. No other president before Jackson used his power in this way.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Jackson's idea of Presidential power was much more abused than that of his predecessors. When he first took office he immediately removed thousands of people from positions in the government whom he felt were not loyal to him. Replacing them with democrats made up the spoils system which was an extreme system in which immediately proved to all the people that his actions as president were very strong and abusing. When he got mad, he instantly used his power as president to fix it. When he wanted to enforce the tariff in South Carolina he passed the "force bill" which would send in the military; however Clay proposed a compromise which did indeed save Jackson's country. Another istance is when Jackson did not care for the concerns of the Natives. Him and his fellow democrats passed the Indian Removal Act which allowed him and his government to be powerful enough to choose where the tribes would move to. When his people felt that the bank needed more security, Jackson started to interfere. However, with the dip in the economy when the bank was up for re-approval Jackson was against it. He said, "This bank is killing me, so I am going to kill it." People then started to pull their money from the bank. He was a very abusive power and also defied the Supreme Court through the Indian Removal Act. He was unlike any other previous presidents.
ReplyDeleteCj brings up a good point when he talks about how when Jackson first came to power, 9,000 to 10,000 people he removed from their government positions. Jackson did this because he felt these individuals were not loyal to him and replaced them with his own friends. Jackson found these people to go along with what he said which gave him even more power then before. He ultimately became more powerful than the other branches and used his power to veto laws he felt strongly against.
ReplyDeleteJackson interpreted his Presidential power in a very different way from his predecessors. He was considered the common man which allowed him to act differently then the former Presidents. Jackson took advantage of the vetoing power which, no other President had done before. Jackson vetoed twelve bills and was first to use the pocket veto. One of the bills Jackson vetoed was the Bank of the United States. He was know for strongly opposing the bank therefore, he decided to get rid of it for his own benefit. However, probably the most selfish of Jefferson's act was removing the thousands of Cherokee Indians for his own farming benifit. Overall, Jackson's use of his Presidential Powers was used greatly, none of his selfish acts truly destroyed our nation leaving us to realize he may not have been as selfish after all.
ReplyDeleteErin brings up a good point about Jackson being the first president to veto. He took advantage of that power, which is one that no other presidents had before him. However, the fact that he hated Native Americans so much and didn't care one bit about the Cherokee's situation made me loose a lot of respect for him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex. Jackson believed that he had much more power than the presidents that came before him. He completely abused his power by putting his friends into jobs that they were obviously not qualified for. Jon also brings up that Jackson used the veto more than any past president. This shows he cared for the country.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jon that Jackson used his power to the fullest; which was clearly shown through the staggering number of bills he vetoed while in office. In addition, the conflict between Jackson and Calhoun, in regards to the tariff on the South, further exhibited Jackson’s utilization of power along with his selfishness and arrogance.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the way Courtney described Jacksons presidency. She descrbed him as not caring about his reputation and being very selfish. He didnt care about removing the bank or getting rid of many of his people. The way she described him was very accurate which made him unlike any of his predecessors.
ReplyDeleteCompared to his predecessors, Jackson used his veto power more than anyone. By going against common beliefs and ideas, Jackson removed many government officials, replacing them with those he thought would do a good job. Vetoing twelve bills, Jackson showed people that he was strict. A specific example of this was when Jackson vetoed the Bank of the United States bill. His opposition proved to make him different than any of the former presidents.
ReplyDeleteCompared to his procedecessors Jackson used his presidential powers to the fullest. He vetoed more bills than any other presidents heard of. Also if he did not like any of his officials, he fired them. Being that he was short, he would also re place them. When he passed the "Force Bill", which was to put military troops in South Carolina, that was an over usage of his presidential powers.
ReplyDeleteJaskson's Presidency was very unique compared to is preceedors. For one, Jackson was not at all afraid to put all his efforts into something he believed in even if many others were against it. He proved this by vetoing twelve bills, more than all the other presidents put together. Jackson also had no concern for humanity, he was willing to let starve thousands of Cherokee Native Americans in order to take over their land. Because he had fought against them in the war he did not care at all about their well being. One of the most conterversal things Jackson did, however, was vetoing the Bank of the United States Bill. Though many people agreed that the bank had to much power by vetoing their bill he ultimately led to a depression. Overall, Jackson ment well but his methods were alittle bit drastic.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Jackson’s perception of power as President was much different from his predecessors. For example he abused his presidential power by removing Native Americans from their tribes. He also would veto bills that should not have been vetoed just because of his own personal greed. Vetoing the Bank of the United States Bill was one of the most controversial things that Jackson ever did. He should not have vetoed the bill but he was just greedy so he did. He vetoed more bills than any other president. He would also fire his officials if he did not personally like them. Overall, Jackson abused his presidential powers.
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