APUSH
The Evolution of Democracy
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Date __________________________________________
Complete the following chart to organize information in comparing Jeffersonian Democracy and Jacksonian Democracy.
Political
To what extent was universal male suffrage achieved?
Which citizens were considered eligible for holding office?
How were candidates for president chosen?
Economic
In what ways did Jackson expand the concept of the “chosen class”?
How did each man view industrialization?
How did the Charles River Bridge V.
Warren Bridge decision affect the access to corporate charters prevalent in Jefferson’s time?
What was each man’s attitude toward the Bank of the United States?
Social
What was each man’s attitude toward slavery?
What was each man’s attitude toward equality for women and Native
Americans?
How did each man view education?

How did each hope to remove obstacles to upward social mobility?
To what extent was separation of church and state accomplished in each period?
Religious
Part B:
1.
In what respects was Jacksonian Democracy more democratic than Jeffersonian Democracy?
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2.
In what ways did each of the following contributed to the growth of democracy between 1800 and 1840?
A.
State Constitutions ______________________________________________________________________
B.
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge decision ________________________________________________
C.
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D.
Actions taken by Jackson himself ___________________________________________________________
3.
To what extent was Jackson responsible for changes in the period often called Jacksonian Democracy?
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4.
Did democratic changes in the “age of Jackson” have greater political or economic impact? Explain your answer.
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5.
Both Jefferson and Jackson used the slogan “Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.” In what respects did neither one achieve his goals?
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6.
How did the periods of Jeffersonian Democracy and Jacksonian Democracy illustrate the ideas that democracy is a process rather than a conclusion?
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