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Line 45: − + − − However, as noted above, he was considered a [[liberal]], as [[Jacksonian democracy]], the ideology named after him and supported by him, was thought of as being left-wing at the time, similar to its predecessor ideology Jeffersonian democracy. According to [[liberal]] historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., it provided roots for modern liberalism and influenced [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].<ref>Arthur Schlesinger Jr., ''The Age of Jackson'' (1945)</ref> Robert V. Remini, who was Jackson's biographer, stated:{{Cquote|Jacksonian Democracy, then, stretches the concept of [[democracy]] about as far as it can go and still remain workable. [...] As such it has inspired much of the dynamic and dramatic events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in American history—[[Populism]], [[Progressivism]], the [[New Deal|New]] and Fair Deals, and the programs of the New Frontier and [[Great Society]] to mention the most obvious.<ref>Robert V. Remini (2011). ''The Life of Andrew Jackson''. p. 307. ISBN 9780062116635.</ref>}}
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'''Andrew Jackson''' (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh [[president of the United States of America]], elected as a hero after his military triumphs over the Creek Indians of the Southeast and the [[British]] at [[New Orleans]] in 1815. As president (1829–1837), he destroyed the Bank of the [[United States]], ethnically cleansed the remaining southeastern Natives, and built a new political coalition, the [[Democratic Party]]. A self-made man, Indian slaughterer, war hero and a fighter (and duelist) who believed in action instead of words, he was long an iconic [[Democrat]] folk hero.
'''Andrew Jackson''' (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh [[president of the United States of America]], elected as a hero after his military triumphs over the Creek Indians of the Southeast and the [[British]] at [[New Orleans]] in 1815. As president (1829–1837), he destroyed the Bank of the [[United States]], ethnically cleansed the remaining southeastern Natives, and built a new political coalition, the [[Democratic Party]]. A self-made man, Indian slaughterer, war hero and a fighter (and duelist) who believed in action instead of words, he was long an iconic [[Democrat]] folk hero.
But Jackson also defied the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] with a famous quip attributed to him: Chief Justice "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."<ref>https://sustainatlanta.com/2015/04/02/remembering-the-time-andrew-jackson-decided-to-ignore-the-supreme-court-in-the-name-of-georgias-right-to-cherokee-land/</ref> Jackson then won reelection by a landslide. [[Liberal]]s today, who use the courts to advance their agenda, no longer praise Jackson despite the fact that he was one of them.<ref>https://graduateway.com/andrew-jackson-hero-or-villain/</ref><ref>https://liberapedia.wikia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson</ref>Jackson's opposition to the early [[deep state]] is admired by some conservatives.<ref>Stepman, Jarrett (September 30, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/30/heres-how-andrew-jackson-stood-up-to-unaccountable-elites/ Here’s How Andrew Jackson Stood Up to Unaccountable ‘Elites’]. ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved October 4, 2019.</ref>
But Jackson also defied the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] with a famous quip attributed to him: Chief Justice "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."<ref>https://sustainatlanta.com/2015/04/02/remembering-the-time-andrew-jackson-decided-to-ignore-the-supreme-court-in-the-name-of-georgias-right-to-cherokee-land/</ref> Jackson then won reelection by a landslide. [[Liberal]]s today, who use the courts to advance their agenda, no longer praise Jackson. Jackson's opposition to the early [[deep state]] is admired by some conservatives.<ref>Stepman, Jarrett (September 30, 2019). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/30/heres-how-andrew-jackson-stood-up-to-unaccountable-elites/ Here’s How Andrew Jackson Stood Up to Unaccountable ‘Elites’]. ''The Daily Signal''. Retrieved October 4, 2019.</ref>
Nicknamed "Old Hickory" by his admirers, he typified popular democracy in the "Jacksonian Age" of the 1830s and 1840s, and became the leader of [[Jacksonian Democracy]] during the [[Second Party System]]. He is the founder of the Democrat Party and was its hero for a time because of his strong use of the presidency to bash crony capitalism, central banking, and profligate federal spending. The poor farmers, workers and oppressed loved him because he embodied their hopes and fears, their passions and prejudices, their insight and ignorance, better than anyone. Jackson has been perceived as an early forerunner of the [[conservative]] [[Tea Party]] for his strong commitment to [[limited government]], his [[strict construction]] of the Constitution, his rejection of globalism, and his commitment to [[American exceptionalism]].<ref>https://spectator.org/andrew-jackson-tea-party-president/</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/andrew-jacksons-tea-party-042640</ref><ref>https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/31/the-anti-jacksonians/</ref> A populist, he has also been viewed as a forerunner to President [[Donald Trump]] and the 45th President cites him favorably.<ref>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/01/17/andrew-jackson-revenant/</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/trump-may-be-the-true-heir-of-andrew-jackson.html</ref><ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-andrew-jackson-would-never-have-let-civil-war-happen</ref><ref>https://time.com/4699849/donald-trump-andrew-jackson-grave/</ref>
Nicknamed "Old Hickory" by his admirers, he typified popular democracy in the "Jacksonian Age" of the 1830s and 1840s, and became the leader of [[Jacksonian Democracy]] during the [[Second Party System]]. He is the founder of the Democrat Party and was its hero for a time because of his strong use of the presidency to bash crony capitalism, central banking, and profligate federal spending. The poor farmers, workers and oppressed loved him because he embodied their hopes and fears, their passions and prejudices, their insight and ignorance, better than anyone. Jackson has been perceived as an early forerunner of the [[conservative]] [[Tea Party]] for his strong commitment to [[limited government]], his [[strict construction]] of the Constitution, his rejection of globalism, and his commitment to [[American exceptionalism]].<ref>https://spectator.org/andrew-jackson-tea-party-president/</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/andrew-jacksons-tea-party-042640</ref><ref>https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/31/the-anti-jacksonians/</ref> A populist, he has also been viewed as a forerunner to President [[Donald Trump]] and the 45th President cites him favorably.<ref>https://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/01/17/andrew-jackson-revenant/</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/trump-may-be-the-true-heir-of-andrew-jackson.html</ref><ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-andrew-jackson-would-never-have-let-civil-war-happen</ref><ref>https://time.com/4699849/donald-trump-andrew-jackson-grave/</ref>
==Career==
==Career==