Solved Paper 2015

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Q.7. In what respect did the philosophy and rationale of Jackosnian democracy differ from those of Jeffersonian?

Comparison of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy

1. Political


To what extent was universal white manhood suffrage achieved?
Jefferson - Believed property requirement was a test of character that man of initiative should be able to meet
Jackson - Property requirements for voting had been eliminated


Which citizens were considered eligible for office holding?
Jefferson - Believed the educated elite should rule, although he proposed education for all to prepare poorer individuals for public office
Jackson - Believed all men were qualified to hold office and that political positions should be rotated


How were candidates for president chosen?
Jefferson - Candidates were chosen by caucuses of political leaders
Jackson - Nominating conventions were introduced during Jackson’s time


2. Economic


Concepts of the “Chosen Class”?
Jefferson - Yeoman farmer as the “chosen class”
Jackson - included planters, farmers, laborers, and mechanics in “chosen class”


Industrialization?
Jefferson - Originally feared the consequences of industrialization
Jackson - Accepted industry as essential to American economy


How did the Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge decision affect the access to corporate charters prevalent in Jefferson’s time?
Jefferson - In J’s time corporate charters were granted to favorites of state legislators & often implied monopoly rights to a business
Jackson - Roger Taney, Jackson’s appointee as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, ruled in Charles River Bridge decision that corporate charters should be available to all who chose to risk starting a business

Attitude toward the Banks?
Jefferson - Both disapproved, originally at least, disagreed with a loose interpretation of the elastic clause
Jackson - saw Bank as a monopoly of the rich


3. Social


Attitude toward slavery?
Jefferson - Owned slaves, saw slavery as an evil that time would eradicate
Jackson - Owned slaves, but seemed little interested in abolition


Attitude toward equality for women & American Indians
Jefferson - Neither man saw women or American Indians as equals
Jackson - Had a particularly negative attitude toward Native Americans


Education?
Jefferson - An educated man himself, believed education was necessary for office-holding and for preparing citizens for participation in a democracy
Jackson - Had little education & believed education was relatively unimportant


Obstacles to upward social mobility?
Jefferson - Education & ambition were keys to success; however, he was never able to build support for his proposed system of public education
Jackson - Ended the Bank & with it, control over credit, CRB decision opened opportunities for individuals to get corporate charters & thus rise on both economic and social ladders. Jackson, a self-made man, believed his economic progress had accounted for his own upward social mobility & others could follow his example


4. Religion


Separation of church in each period?
Jefferson - Most state constitutions had eliminated established churches after the Revolution;
Jackson - Massachusetts, the last state to maintain an established church, ended the practice in 1834