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How did Jackson's policy toward Native Americans show his belief in the power of the presidency?5/18/2010
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Arjun Rajesh
5/18/2010 09:30:28 am
Jackson's policy towards the Native Americans showed that he believed that the president should be the most powerful. It showed that he felt that the executive branch should be more powerful than the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the constitution. The supreme court told Jackson that he couldn't enforce the Indian Removal Act anymore. Jackson ignored them and continued to enforce the Indian Removal Act. I think that Jackson felt that he was using his power as the president and he could do things like that. I think that is wrong. If the president isn't going to listen to the judicial branch, then what is the point of having a judicial branch in the first place? The judicial branch represents the constitution because that is what they base their decision off of. So when Jackson is disobeying the Supreme Court he is also going against the constitution which nobody should have the power to do. Jackson hated the natives so much that he decided that there should be more states' rights (so that the states can remove the natives). When the states have more rights the federal government (legislative branch) has less power. Jackson believed that he has the power to cut their power as well. I think that Jackson felt that he worked so hard to be elcted president, so he should get the most power.
Jessica Reed
5/18/2010 02:11:30 pm
Although Andrew Jackson believed in limited government, he did not apply this to the Native Americans. The limited government that Jackson believed in was to allow states and common people to govern themselves with little or no government interference. However, when the disputes between the Cherokee and Georgia arose, Jackson disregarded the idea of limited government. Instead, he ignored a Supreme Court order by taking away the rights of the Cherokee. He also signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced thousands of Native Americans west of the Mississippi. Andrew Jackson’s forceful attitude towards the Native Americans proved that he believed in a forceful and strong presidency.
jiayi diao
5/18/2010 11:38:54 pm
Andrew Jackson believed in limited government, but he didn't use his thought to the native Americans. He believed that the president should have much more power then he have now. The supreme court told Jackson that he couldn't enforce the Indian Removal Act anymore. But he did not listen to any of them and did in his own way.Jackson continued to enforce the Indian Removal Act. I don't agree with Jackson. I don't think that the president should have too much power. I think Jackson wanted to get rid of the native Americans too much.He didn't thought to help them or to share with the native Americans.
Molly Buring
5/19/2010 05:22:24 am
Jackson's policy towards the Native Americans showed that he probably believed the president had more power than he actually did. He believed that the president should be the most powerful, but unfortunately for him, he's not. He made decisions and changes to the United States that he thought would be best for the country, like moving the Native Americans to the west. Unfortunately not only did he move the Indians from their homes, but he sided with a particular side of the country, which a president should never do. Also, just the fact that he thought he had the power to remove people from their homes and lands is a little weird. Even if he was the president, he should not have been able to do that. Leave a Reply. | AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
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