Abstract:Jefferson and Jackson both had prominent presidencies when in office. They both made their mistakes, but both made their essential marks on our nation. Through their contrasting views of political, social, and economic matters, they brought upon different aspects to the presidencies, but they were equally beneficial. Jefferson and Jackson also shared in some similar views when going about their terms as well. Through their similar and contrasting minds, they helped define true democracy, bringing it to what it is today.
Both Jackson and Jefferson contributed many beneficial factors towards their term as president, and to our country at the time and to this day. They both had the notion of building an equal nation; equal as Americans and the rights given to us as an American. Jackson had a somewhat fastidious attitude, but he was more of an open, lenient man who wanted to be surrounded by a peaceful atmosphere of people who he can not only trust, but who will listen to his every order.
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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale in...
Andrew JacksonJefferson was an equally demanding man who did what he thought was best, no matter how negative the opinions of others were. He hired who was best for the job, not necessarily who he was ÃÂcoolÃÂ with, and he put down barriers to get what he thought needed to be done, done. Both were good respectable men, but their views of how not only the presidency should be, but how America should be differentiated from each other and also transformed as time went on.
Although Jefferson and Jackson had two completely ambivalent mindsets- Jefferson being influenced by the laws of enlightenment, and Jackson not being that way- their actions and thoughts throughout their presidency didnÃÂt necessarily deviate from one another at all times. As stated before, their minds were fixed around equality; an...
The evolution of democracy from Jefferson to Jackson
This essay is competently written, but it says remarkably little, and is not accurate in what it says. For one thing, the title, mentioning evolution, implies a change over time. There is no suggestion of change in this essay. It is merely a rather trite comparison of the two figures mentioned. Further, it completely fails to view either Jefferson or Jackson in the context of the early American republic, in which the views of both men, favoring public participation in government rather than the exclusive and elitist concepts of government advocated by the Federalists whom they both opposed.
Further, in reducing both men to a simplistic idea that they favored equality overlooks much of the difficulty that these two men evinced. Both owned slaves. Jackson even traded in slaves early in his business career. Jefferson never served in the military, while Jackson made himself a national figure through his wars against the various Indians and through his stirring victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
In short, the modest qualities of this essay are lost in the lack of any serious appreciation of their complexity.
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