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Jeffersonian democracy
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Jeffersonian democracy or Jeffersonianism, named after its advocate Thomas Jefferson, was one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790s to the 1820s. The Jef
The 1805 Jefferson medallion portrait by Gilbert Stuart
The 1805 Jefferson medallion portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale in 1800
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale in 1800
"We the People" in an original edition of the U.S. Constitution
"We the People" in an original edition of the U.S. Constitution
The original treaty of the Louisiana Purchase
The original treaty of the Louisiana Purchase
Jacksonian democracy
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Jacksonian democracy was a 19th-century American political ideology centered on expanding the political power of the "common man", opposing entrenched elites, and asserting popular control over govern
Jeffersonian democracy
…government, continued to play a significant role within the Democratic Party up until the early 20th century. This influence can be seen in the rise of Jacksonian democracy, which expanded upon Jefferson's principles by advocating for the rights of the "common man" and promoting increased political participation among white…
The first inauguration of Andrew Jackson
The first inauguration of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Property qualifications for suffrage 1830
Property qualifications for suffrage 1830
George Caleb Bingham's The County Election depicts democracy in action in Missouri c. 1852, showing an "all-male polling place where voting would go o
George Caleb Bingham's The County Election depicts democracy in action in Missouri c. 1852, showing an "all-male polling place where voting would go on for two or three days to allow farmers to come in to the county seat" to cast their non-secret ballots. According to the Saint Louis Art Museum, Bingham's painting uses figures ranging from a newly naturalized citizen to a grizzled veteran to a couple of local drunks to demonstrate "the democratic ideal must be embraced even though uninformed votes could prevail."