What makes a great president? What makes a presidential candidate to be appealing to the common man? Is it the physical appearance which makes them appealing? In the election of 1824 the two presidential candidates were Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Adams was said to have been a man of short stature, a high voice and a bald head. Although Jackson had a full head of hair; his hair was wild and his eyebrows looked like fuzzy caterpillars crawling across his face. Based off the looks of these two candidates, thank goodness physical appearance was not the attribute that made an appealing candidate! Thankfully, presidential candidates are ideally chosen for their physical appearance, but for their background, character and qualifications …show more content…
Being a typical farmer, Jackson and his family did not have a great deal of money; and he was not granted the ability to attend school throughout his childhood years. Although Jackson and Adams were both in the 1828 elections together, as children they lived exceptionally different lives. Adams was born into a politically thriving family, being the son of the Founding Father, John Adams. Consequently, John Quincy Adams was highly educated throughout his childhood. The American voter wanted a president like Jackson, who grew up, and lived a similar childhood life to …show more content…
Not having much experience in a political position, Jackson was a strong military leader. Yet another aspect people liked about Jackson was the fact that he was an ordinary farmer and not a politician; the people could relate to him, and he could relate to them on the same personal level knowing what went into growing up as a common man and farming the land. Adams did not have the same relational aspect as a part of his candidacy, because he was born into a political family and had never lived like the common farmer. Another reason people liked Jackson was because he was a slave owner. In 1824 slavery was still popular, and people wanted a president who also owned slaves. On the other hand, Adams did not support slavery, he was born into a political family, was already a diplomat, and the establishment candidate. Up until the 1828 election, men like Adams who had the political qualifications were elected into office, but because of the influx of new voters, Jackson was the appealing candidate to the majority voters and was elected into office on March 4,
He had little political background, but was still a very promising candidate. He was a great commander, he backed his thoughts with force. Although Jackson and Clay had some similar beliefs, they had some very different ideas on how the country should be led. The Democratic party chose Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson feared that democracy could’ve suffered at the hands of development, the opposite was thought by Henry Clay.
The rise of Jackson in the decision of 1828 was huge in light of his stance as "the basic man's" hopeful. Jackson was one of the principal Presidents chose who did not have the Federalist family of earlier applicants. At the same time,he did not have the "insider" status of his rival John Quincy Adams. The outcast status that was given upon Jackson was featured by the vast degree of "messy governmental issues" which developed through the crusade. Jackson made cases, legitimate or invalid contingent upon partisanship, of the abuse of political assets.
Today, Andrew Jackson is known far and wide in the United States as having been a large advocate of democracy. He proclaimed himself a Democrat, and while running for president, he campaigned that he would change the system to help directly represent the people instead of through representatives. Being a Democrat running against a Republican, most people would think that Andrew Jackson would be the most anti-republican person ever. However, that was not entirely the case. Jackson was neither anti-republican nor the most Republican person one can imagine.
Jackson developed the economy in a way that no man had too much but every man were financially stable. Jackson built new roads and made other infrastructural improvements especially in the south that were of benefit to the more working class “common man”. Jackson also introduced many Acts and Movements that would help to improve the United States and improve the lives of all US citizens. Andrew Jackson, a former orphan and a war hero, was a popular choice when he was elected seventh President of the United States in 1828. This was based on the fact that Jackson did not hail from a wealthy or “elite” background but from the working class western state of Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaws region on March 15, 1767 to Irish immigrants Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. Three months prior his birth Jackson’s father died suddenly in an accident. Andrew Jackson had two older brothers, Hugh and Robert Jackson. Their family remained in Waxhaws region, the land between South Carolina and North Carolina, along with some extended family that were also impoverished, Scottish-Irish immigrant farmers. During his childhood it was clear that Jackson did not have the traditional calm demeanor that was often found in our presidents later in life.
The founders of the United States did their best to create a government that would not allow erroneous decisions to greatly harm the nation. They set a percent of presidents being politically sound and well-known; their beliefs for how the nation should be handled were essential to their campaign. President Andrew Jackson, however, did not follow this system, instead winning primarily by his personality and popularity amongst the common American. While his actions in office often appeared to be for the people, most had a hidden selfish side to them that he easily covered up. With the election of 1828, Jackson radically changed American politics, focusing them more on public appearance and personal character than on intelligence and political views, making personality just as, if not more important than the actual politics of a political term.
Andrew Jackson was from the west, and not a politician making him more of a common man than previous presidents. Serving in the military, being manly, and having a nickname “Old Hickory” made him relatable to the people. Presidents like George Washington, in contrast, came across as other worldly with their wealth, and education. The similarities to Jackson encouraged civilian participation in government. Coinciding with universal white male suffrage that came about in the 1820’s, the percentage of eligible voters that cast a ballot was higher in the 1828 election than any previous election.
John F. Kennedy was a unique and new type of president. He won largely due to his looks, charisma, confidence, and public speaking skills. Even today, most of our presidents have been old and relatively unattractive, with the exception of our current president with his lovely spray tan. Kennedy is widely considered to be the most attractive president. In fact, he is one of the youngest U.S. presidents.
He failed on his first president campaign. However, according to Christopher, with his bitter loss in the 1824 election, Jackson had become a symbol of popular that will struggling against elitist power broker and gave rise to a new era of democratic development and growing respect for the common man that would forever bear his name (Christopher). And Jackson, as popular wish, succeed in the 1828 president election, became the Seventh president of United States. Andrew Jackson’s contribution as a Military leader was tremendous. His bravery and wise leadership prevented this country from threatening aggressors.
Andrew Jackson, being a tyrant, abused his power in his time of presidency. He was the 7th president, but before Jackson’s presidency, he had no political experience. One of the only things that really qualified him was the hardships he went through when he was younger. His father had died while Jackson was young and Jackson received the reputation as a “self-made man”, or an independent man.
Andrew Jackson during his time was considered a very patriotic politician he hated the rich, he hated the Indian, and loved the idea of slavery. It has been said that he grew up not educated and had a bad up bring but still managed to get to a high political suture. Jackson at one point was general and had a very decorated portfolio, which made sense he would become president, Andrew was most well know for “The Battle of New Orleans” where Andrew Jackson, prevented the British Army and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans nearing the end of that war.
Jackson is know for as being a strong and handsome person and was respected by the common man because he believed in slaves and gained his position from hard work. On the other hand, Adams grew up in a wealthy family and did to have to work as hard as Jackson to get his position. He had better morals and did not backdown on his beliefs to get a better position, but the only problem was that the common person could not relate to him which caused him to lose the election because he was unreliable, even though he was much smarted, and could have made a much better
The Presidential Character Have you ever wondered what draws you towards or away from a certain presidential character? Is it their look, charm, or “go-getter” attitude? Is it their bad haircut, harsh views, or low self-esteem? The president is the “top dog” and our country’s leader to blame when things are bad and to worship when things go well.
In the years 1829-1839, Jackson had decided to run for President. He thought that the “common man” should have more say in government, therefore, he was running as a Democratic. When he had run for President, he won with 178 electoral votes. Andrew Jackson was Democratic because he chose a “common man” to be in office and he vetoed the National Bank. There were a few reasons why Jackson was Democratic, but here is one.
President’s that are thought to have had this type personality are Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt. However, Barbers main goal in writing this book was to help voters look at more important criteria when choosing a president. Things to focus on consist of their: style, worldviews, and character. On the subject of a president’s style, which is not referring to their fashion sense, but referring to the way in which he performs his presidential roles.