In class, we debated whether or not Andrew Jackson was a 'people's president.' My group looked into his method of rewarding those who had the same views with him/supported him. This was known as the Spoils System.
Here's our presentation on it:
And here are some links to some documents related:
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Democracy: A Rise of The People's Choice
The essential question for this week’s class time was “How should we define democracy? How democratic was the United States in the early 1800s?” We looked at famous paintings in class, and voting data charts, analyzing the emergence of democracy over time. Here are a couple:
We also analyzed some quotes said by those with political power over time.
Democracy is “a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting”. (Merriam-Webster Definition) This definition defines what the government of the United States of America has become. However, America didn’t start out as a democracy. It ‘rose’ to popularity.The basic idea of democracy is letting the country decide what laws should be made. To maintain some organization, the general population elects representatives that they believe will voice the same opinions that they have.
And here's our poster on how it affected the US in the early 1800s:
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