2. 14.4 “Jackson’s Approach to Governing” Page 189 in your History Alive Books (L15) in your Interactive Notebook

3. “I want the common people to run our government!” “I want rich, educated people to run the Government!”

4. Outline Notes (L15) I. Jackson’s Approach to Governing I. Jackson’s Approach to Governing 1.He listened to others, but did exactly what he thought was right (stubborn).

5. Outline Notes (L15) II. The Kitchen Cabinet II. The Kitchen Cabinet 1.He didn’t like his Cabinet: his most Trusted advisors, so he met w/t his other Friends in the KITCHEN of the White House.

6. Outline Notes (L15) II. The Kitchen Cabinet II. The Kitchen Cabinet 3. The rich and well-born looked at Jackson’s Kitchen Cabinet with suspicion.

7. Outline Notes (L15) II. The Kitchen Cabinet II. The Kitchen Cabinet 4. They believed the Kitchen Cabinet was not proper and were not capable of running the country.

8. Outline Notes (L15) II. The Kitchen Cabinet II. The Kitchen Cabinet 5.

9. The Spoils System Political Cartoon PAGE 189 PAGE 189 & Transparency & Transparency

10. The Spoils System Political Cartoon ~ Review Shows Jackson as a:____ Shows Jackson as a:____ He is a puppet ______ He is a puppet ______ The people in the bottom of the picture are government: _______ The people in the bottom of the picture are government: _______

11. Outline Notes (L15) III. The Spoils System III. The Spoils System 1.This system replaced Republicans (rich & well-born) with Democrats (common ppl.).

12. Outline Notes (L15) III. The Spoils System III. The Spoils System 2. Jackson believed ppl. should be rotated into office instead of lifetime jobs and positions.

13. Outline Notes (L15) III. The Spoils System III. The Spoils System 4. Jackson’s opponents (people against Jackson) called the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs “The Spoils System.”

14. Outline Notes (L15) III. The Spoils System III. The Spoils System 5. Called the “Spoils System” b/c they thought he was rewarding his followers. Spoils = rewards Spoils of War = If you get the “spoils of war,” You get all the weapons, money and land left over.

15. Reflection (HW) ~ (R16) In the political cartoon above, titled “Office Hunters for the Year 1834.” Andrew Jackson is a Puppet master. He is pulling strings attached to the People who want to be appointed to public offices. What is the cartoonist’s opinion of Jackson?

16. Reflection (HW) ~ (R16) Do you believe in the Spoils System or would you appoint new civil servants after a certain time to rotate new people in government?

17. Reflection (HW) ~ (R16) Do you think what Jackson did was a democratic decision? Why or Why not?

18. Picto-Notes (R2) Take 10 minutes to work on your picto- notes located on (R2). Take 10 minutes to work on your picto- notes located on (R2).