Which principles were parts of Jacksonian Democracy? (Select all that apply.)

manifest destiny

civil service exams

high tariffs

laissez-faire economics

suffrage for white males

The principles of Jacksonian Democracy were:

-Manifest destiny

-Laissez-faire economics

-Suffrage for white males

Explanation:

Jacksonian Democracy was a political movement that advocated more democracy for the common man, designed by former United States President Andrew Jackson and his supporters. The Jacksonian Era lasted from the elections of 1828 until the 1850s, when slavery became the central theme of US politics that eventually led to the Civil War.

Andrew Jackson's policies became popular soon after the "Jeffersonian Democracy." When the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party began to split in the 1820s, Jackson's supporters began to form the foundations of the current Democratic Party.

Jackson's equality policy aimed at ending what he defined as the "monopoly" of government by the elites. Jeffersonians opposed the elites as well, but favored the more educated men, while the Jacksonians paid little attention to them, preferring the common man. The Whigs were the heirs of the Jeffersonian Democracy in terms of promoting schools and colleges. Even before the Jacksonian Era began, the right to vote (suffrage) had been extended to all adult white citizens, something the Jacksonians celebrated.

In contrast to the Jeffersonian Era, the Jacksonian Democracy promoted the strengthening of the presidency and executive power at the expense of Congress, while also trying to increase popular participation in government. The Jacksonians demanded election for judges and rewrote several state constitutions to reflect their values. At the national level, they advocated territorial expansion, justifying this in terms of Manifest Destiny. There was also a consensus between the Jacksonians and the Whigs that confrontation over the issue of slavery should be avoided.

The expansion of Jackson's democracy was limited to Americans of European descent, and the right to vote should be for adult white men only. There was not much progress proposed for African Americans (for them, in some cases, there were setbacks).

suffrage for white males