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Andrew Jackson and the Election of 1828
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Jacksonian Democracy Jacksonian Democracy: A period of expanding democracy from the 1820s to the 1830s *Lowered property requirement to vote
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Jacksonian Democracy Nominating Conventions: meetings in which a political party selects its presidential & vice presidential candidate *Allowed more voter input
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Democratic Candidates 2008 Barack ObamaHillary ClintonJohn Edwards
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Republican Candidates 2008 Rudy GiulianiMike Huckabee John McCain Ron Paul Mitt RomneyFred Thompson
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Each state holds conventions to choose delegates to send to the national meeting
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Democratic Candidates Barack ObamaHillary ClintonJohn Edwards
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Republican Candidates Rudy GiulianiMike Huckabee John McCain Ron Paul Mitt RomneyFred Thompson
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2008 Presidential Election
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Jacksonian Democracy What does Jacksonian Democracy mean?
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Election of 1828 John Quincy Adams National Republican Party Andrew Jackson Democratic Party vs.
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Choose a Candidate War hero Born poor Determined Common man Harvard educated Born to a prominent wealthy family Out of touch with people Candidate 1Candidate 2
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Election of 1828 Andrew Jackson: –War hero –Born poor –Rose to success through hard work
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Election of 1828 John Quincy Adams: –Harvard educated –Father had been president –Out of touch –“Cold as a lump of ice”
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Election of 1828
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Jackson Wins! Seen as a victory for the common man!!!
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Election of 1828 It began like this.
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Election of 1828 It ended like this!
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Election of 1828 Spoils System- gave federal jobs to his friends Kitchen Cabinet- met with his advisors in the kitchen First things he did as President:
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