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Andrew Jackson's Spoils System
Andrew Hoover
Mrs. Abrams/Mr. Gazette
English/Social Studies
March 14, 2015
Andrew Jackson “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do, but not, doing it” Andrew Jackson (A. Jackson Quotes,) During Jacksons term as president he made a lot of mistakes. Some considered his top three mistakes were fighting the Second National Bank, which could have helped the U.S. a lot by saving us from debt, using the spoils system while he was a president, and creating the Indian Removal act, which made him look abusive, mean, and like a killer. So president Andrew Jackson should not be admitted into the Presidents hall of fame. The Second National Bank was originally supposed to manage the county’s debt, Imagine …show more content…
Andrew Jackson was the first president to use the spoils system on a much bigger scale, they called it the Kitchen Cabinet. The Cabinet formed only because of the rivalry between Andrew Jackson and two other elected officials, John C. Calhoun (vice president) and Martin Van Buren (Secretary of State). So Jackson looked towards his friends and journalists, the journalists supported what ever Jackson did politically and his family and friends would always tell him everything was good no no matter how bad it was giving the President a false sense of reality. Having this support would prove to be a bad idea when it came to the Indian Removal …show more content…
The answer is simple. NO! He made vital mistakes during his Presidency that hurt the country not help it. Alot of his actions seemed to benefit himself and his family and friends, while putting the rest of the country aside. Any President who does this should have been impeached not inducted into the Presidents Hall of Fame.

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