Jacksonian Democracy

His actions were mired in tradition , thus allowing him to be best described as both a `harbinger of change ' and a great respecter of tradition (Remini , 1997

However , there was one crucial drawback during the Jacksonian era While they spoke highly of equality and meant all that was said on that subject , they did not apply the concept of equality to blacks , Native Americans , or women . In short , they had no true conceptions of what present-day Americans would call equality and democracy . This point is proven through various episodes such as the

forced march of the Cherokee Indians to a reservation carved out for them in Oklahoma

In spite of such tragic episodes , Remini maintains that without Jackson , the emergence of democracy as we know it today would not have occurred . As Remini writes towards the end of the reading .Jacksonian Democracy continues to exert great appeal to the American people because it asserts in the most forceful and compelling manner the right of all the people to self-government (Remini , 1997

This particular article was quite interesting to read , as it contains a bit of contradiction within it . It has always been taught that the Founding Fathers were creating a democratic nation , rather than a republican one , when they broke away from Britain . By the time Jackson gained the presidency , the age of the Founding Fathers had long passed Yet , it seems that Jackson may have fit right into that period . Then again , he may not have . His opinions are more in keeping with today 's concept of democracy , which in simple terms , is the belief that the people are the ones truly in charge of the government . Were it not for us voting every time an election of any kind comes up , political offices would not get filled...