Think About

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Think About..If you were running for President
what important issues would you want to
address?Why would you choose these issues?
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Public Policy
Gay Marriage
Environment

• is an attempt by the government to address a
  public issue. The government, whether it is city,
  state, or federal, develops public policy in
  terms of laws, regulations, decisions, and
  actions.

Health care
Veterans
Homeless
Education
Drinking Age
Social Security
segregation
Womans Rights
Unemployment
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Can you cite an example of a political leader,
past or present, who used personal experience to
shape public policies?
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• What kind of person do you imagine Andrew Jackson
  was?

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Would you define Jackson to be a member of the
wealthy elite or a common man?
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What do these people have in common?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Alexander Hamilton

• Andrew Jackson
• Ulysses Grant
• Benjamin Franklin

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They are on our money!
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Why Jackson?
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Growing Up

• Father died a few weeks after he was born
• Joined the army at age 13
• Captured by the British
• Nearly killed for not polishing a British
  officers boots
• Contracted small pox
• Brother died
• Mother died when he was 14

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Public Career

• Became a lawyer in Tennessee
• Elected Tennessee's first congressman
• Fought for soldiers pay
• Business went bankrupt

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Military Career
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Military Career

• Major General of Tennessee Militia
• Stopped Creek Indian rebellion
• Defeated British in Battle of New Orleans

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Political Career
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Road to Presidency

• Nominated in 1822
• Determined to cleanse government of corruption
• Won popular vote but not electoral majority
• Lost vote in Congress to Adams

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Road to Presidency

• Ran again in 1828
• Organized the Democratic Party
• Got more people involved in political process
• Overwhelming victor in 1828

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Jackson in Office

• 5 Key Issues
• Right to Vote
• Spoils System
• States Rights
• Native Americans
• Second Bank of the United States

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Jackson in Office

• 5 Key Issues
• Right to Vote- Should the right to vote be
  expanded?
• Spoils System- Who should hire government
  employees?
• States Rights- Which should be more powerful the
  state or federal government?
• Native Americans- What should be done about the
  Native Americans on land the is to be expanded
  to?
• Second Bank of the United States Should there
  be a National Bank?

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• What problems can be created when a politician
  allows his personal experiences to determine
  public policy?
• What was a positive result of Andrew Jacksons
  presidency?
• What was a negative result of Jacksons
  presidency?

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Does he deserve the 20

• Expanded the participation of people in the
  political process
• Strengthened the role of the Presidency
• Strengthened the role of the Federal Government
• Enforced the Indian Removal Act of 1830

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