Jackson started it all with true evangelical fervor. Robert Remini relentlessly points out in this sharp tome that whether or not the party he founded keeps the democratic faith, Mr. For this reason alone – though there are others – Jackson is rightfully considered the father of the modern Democratic Party, which emphasizes the will of “the people” over fiddly representative institutions (not least evidenced by cyclical denigration of the Electoral College). According to the evidence presented here this fundamental question of political science barely troubled our seventh president, who essentially never questioned the latter and considered the former either a hopeless relic or fomenter of corruption. The United States, at least since the time of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, has been caught in something of a political duality between its nature as either a republic (“if you can keep it”, as famously quipped at its creation by Ben Franklin) or a democracy, at least in the instances where their compatibility is in question. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.
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