Andrew Jackson

by: Mark Dally

              Andrew Jackson, president from 1829 to 1837, was known as the president of the common man, and he always sought to fairly represent him.  He believed that government duties could be so plain and simple that offices should rotate among deserving applicants.  President Jackson clearly thought that the government should by run by people who the law affected most and therefore made sure to bring common men into the government.  More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote.  His thoughts appealed to much of the population because he tried to make government more simple and helpful to the people of the United States.  When he became president, he replaced people who had held government offices for long periods of time with people from his own party, and claimed that “He was substituting commoners for aristocrats.”  He was one who helped the government be more fair and realistic toward laws that would affect the all the citizens of the country.  Andrew Jackson was a great president who remained fairly popular during his presidency.  His popularity is a testament to the fact that he helped common men get elected to government offices and allow the population to be represented fairly.