Dr. Thomas R. Maddux

Jacksonian Democracy 

I. Origins of Jacksonian Democracy 

A. Equality 	

1. Equality of conditions, opportunity 	

2. Impact of equality 	

3. Alexis De Tocqueville, Michael Chevalier 

B. Individualism 	

1. New word for new life style 	

2. Evidence of individualism 

C. Politics and Great Triumvirate 

II. Characteristics of Jacksonian Democracy 

A. "Out with the Natural Aristocrats" 

B. white male suffrage 

C. national political parties 

D. power to the people 

E. "Best government governs least" 

III. Jacksonian Issues and Problems 

A. Sectionalism vs. Nationalism 

B. Public Lands 

C. Internal Improvements 

D. Protective Tariff 

E. Monster Bank: Recharter of 2nd B.U.S. 

F. Nullification crisis 

G. Panic of 1847 

H. Whig Debacle