... institutions "presaged the consolidation of a new kind of moneyed aristocracy. And increasingly after the War of 1812, government policy seemed to combine the worst of both old and new, favoring the kinds of centralized, broad constructionist, top-down forms of economic development that many thought would aid men of established means while deepening inequalities among ... policy. In the older states, reformers fought to lower or abolish property requirements for voting and officeholding, and to equalize representation. A new generation of politicians broke with the old republican animus...

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... and consistently being polled as one of the greatest presidents in American history, one would assume that Andrew Jackson's two presidential terms were nothing short of legendary. However, assessing "Old Hickory" Jackson's presidency is both a complex and a controversial topic. A popular American general from a humble background as a poor Irish immigrant, Jackson had a significant following of Democratic & ... system" after Senator William Marcy's comment on the matter: "To the victors belong the spoils of the enemy." A notable beneficiary of such spoils and an old friend of Jackson, the...

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