Answer to Question #320110 in History for Myreen

Question

Compare and contrast Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy.

Answer 1

In contrast to the Jeffersonian era, Jacksonian democracy promoted the strength of the presidency and executive branch at the expense of Congress, while also seeking to broaden the public's participation in government. So Jeffersonian Democracy is true democracy, that the Founders and People originally intended and authorized; meanwhile Jacksonian Democracy is false democracy or pseudo-democracy, and was forced on the people by brutal conquest, censorship and deception before and during the Lincoln Administration.