How Did Andrew Jackson Impact On Society

Andrew Jackson's political ideas were impactful on the United States and have continued to contribute to modern times. He was against the idea of deference in politics and fancied himself the "people's tribune". Similar to Jefferson, he thought republican governments should be accessible, simple, and frugal. He favored a laissez-faire policy for political liberty and equality economically. He created the Democratic Party (originally known as the Jacksonian party) which is still alive today, the party's core believes in fighting for the rights of the "common man" and against a "corrupt aristocracy". He was interested in getting rid of all voting requirements and tax requirements for white men. His personal biggest accomplishment was completely paying off the national debt, which he believed to be important unlike Hamilton (who believed in maintaining a small debt).

Mason believed that people had inalienable rights which Thomas Jefferson was influenced by and put into the Declaration of Independence. Mason also advocated for a strong local government and weak central government, these ideas made it to the Bill of Rights. He drafted Virginia's constitution which he later compared to the US constitution and sought to fix some things. Things he thought the US constitution lacked was first granting rights to on the individual, which eventually made it somewhat to the new constitution. He still didn't agree with the ratified constitution and urged Virginia to be against it as well. In December 1791 however, the Bill of Rights was ratified appeasing Mason's concerns about individuals