What Is More Democratic, a Presidential Elector Chosen by an L Or P?

Document 1 1. What is a presidential elector? 2. What is more democratic, a Presidential Elector chosen by an L or P? 3. According to this chart, was the method of electing a president becoming more democratic during the Jackson years? What is the evidence? Document #2 1. According to Bailey and Kennedy, was America becoming more democratic in 1828, the year Jackson was first elected president? What is Bailey and Kennedy’s evidence?

Document 3 1. What is Jackson standing on? 2. What does it mean when you "walk all over" something? 3. What is holding up the table? Significance? 4. What is Jackson holding in his hands? 5. What is a scepter? 6. What is Jackson wearing on his head? 7. Taking all the details together, what is the cartoonist’s? Message?

Document #4 1. What is Jackson’s general opinion about the bank? 2. What are two specific criticisms? 3. Is Jackson’s position on the bank democratic or undemocratic? Document #5

1. What does United States Senator Daniel Webster think about Andrew Jackson’s bank message?

2. Does Webster think Jackson’s bank veto is democratic or undemocratic?

Document #6

1. How long does Jackson believe an appointed official should hold office?

2. Why does Jackson feel it is good to limit the amount of time an elected official can stay in office? 3. Is his position democratic?

Document #7

1. Who was Samuel Swartwout?

2. What does Swartout do?

3. Does the Swartwout case strengthen or weaken Jackson’s argument on rotating official appointments to government office? Explain

Document #8

1. What proposal does Jackson make regarding the Choctaw, Cherokee and Creek Indians ?

2. What is Jackson’s reason for supporting Indian Removal?

3. Is Jackson’s position democratic?

Document #9

1. List 3 reasons why the Cherokee feel Jackson policies are undemocratic?

Document #10

1. Which tribes were affected by the Indian removal Act?

2. Approximately, how many miles did the Cherokee walk?

3. Was the Indian Removal Act democratic or undemocratic? Explain.

Document #11

1. Who was Lycoya?

2. Does this adoption change your view of Jackson?

3. Does this make him more or less democratic?