A democratic nation was not on the minds of the Founding Fathers during the convention of 1787. They had intended to develop a republican government, where as little control of the government rested in the hands of the public. According to Jacksonian Democracy, Robert V. Remini contends that Andrew Jackson did more to promote democracy than any administration before him. It is true that democracy had been gaining strength, but it is Jackson that publicized its arrival. He not only undermined Congress, the Supreme Court, and supporters of the National B
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