Question

Explain two ways democracy was redefined and expanded under Andrew Jackson’s administration

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Expanded suffrage – The Jacksonians believed that voting rights should be extended to all white men. By the end of the 1820s, attitudes and state laws had shifted in favor of universal white male suffrage and by 1856 all requirements to own property and nearly all requirements to pay taxes had been dropped.

Answer 2

It built upon Jackson's equal political policy, subsequent to ending what he termed a "monopoly" of government by elites. ... Jackson's expansion of democracy was largely limited to European Americans, and voting rights were extended to adult white males only.