ShouldPresidentJacksonberemovedfromthetwentydollar

bill?
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12/21/15

WhyisAndrewJacksononthetwentydollarbill?Shouldheremainonthebill?Andrew
JacksonwastheseventhPresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1829to1837.Heiscreditedwith
foundingtheDemocraticPartyandforsupportingindividualliberty.Hesoughttoserveasadirect
representativeforthecommonman.Jacksonoftenpracticedandenforcedhisexecutivepower.
Jacksonwasforcefullyagainstnationalbanksandstrongcongressionalpower(JacksonBiography).
AndrewJacksonsfaceshouldremainonthetwentydollarbillbecauseheincreasedfederalpower,
representedthecommonman,andsurvivedanassassinationattempt.

First,AndrewJacksonincreasedfederalpowerduringhistwotermsaspresident.Accordingto

thearticleAndrewJackson:impactandlegacyonmillercenter.org,Jacksonthroughouthispresidency
limitedthepowerandinfluenceofthecongressionalbranchandconsequentlygavemorepowerthe
executivebranch,himself.Withinhiseightyearsinoffice,Jacksonvetoedtwelvebills,whichismore
thanthepreviouspresidentscombined.Heisalsoknownforrearrangingandadjustinghiscabinetashe
sawfit.Heassuredthathiscabinetonlyconsistedofthosewhobelievedinhispresidencyandwould
supportprogressanddemocracy.Jacksonsawthesuperiorpowerincongressandsoughttodestroyit
andmaketheUnitedStatesmoreofademocracy.Hissolemndedicationtoenforcingdemocracyina
nationfoundedforthatveryreasonshouldsurelyberewardedwithabillwithhisfaceonit.Heshould
remainonthetwentydollarbillbecauseheincreasefederalpower.

Then,AndrewJacksonexemplifiedthecommonmanandwasalwaysconcernedwithwhat

benefitedthegood.AccordingtothearticleTheAgeofJacksononushistory.org,Jacksondidnot

usesophisticatedlanguageorwearelegantclothing.Hewasamanofthepeopleforthepeople.Unlike
thepriorpresidents,Jacksondidnotcomefromwealthandhigheducation.Hewasaselfmademan
anddidnotbelieveeducationwasnecessaryforsuccess.Heinstilledconfidenceandhopeinthe
commonAmerican.Heprovedyoudonothavetocomefromwealthinordertobesuccessfuland
makeadifference.Becausehewasacommoner,healwayslookedoutforthelittleguyorpersonof
averagemeans.Thisinspirationdeservesrecognitiononthetwentydollarbill.Heshouldremainbecause
hesthecommonmanpresident.

Finally,PresidentJacksonsurvivedanassassinationattempt.Accordingtothearticle"Andrew

JacksonBiographyonBiography.com,provedhewashonorableandstrongintheBattleofNew
Orleansandwhenheensureddemocracyandmostimpressivelywhenhesurvivedanassassination
th
attempt.Onthe30
ofJanuaryin1835,RichardLawrencefiredtwobulletsatthepresidentJackson

butfailedtohithistarget.ThiswasthefirstassassinationattemptonaUnitedStatespresidentever.His
survivalwasaclearindicatorofhiscourageandstrengthasaleaderandasaman.Thisnobleman
deservesrecognitionforhisgreatnessandthisrecognitionishisfaceonthetwentydollarbill.Heshould
remainbecauseheisoneofthefewpresidenttosurviveanassassinationattempt.
Inconclusion,AndrewJacksonisoneofthegreatestpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesof
America.HewillbementionedineveryU.S.historytextbookinthenation.Hechangedthenations
perspectiveofdemocracyandexemplifiedthetruemeaningofagreatpresident.Herepresentedthe
common/averageAmerican,selfmadesuccess,andstrength.AndrewJacksondeserveshisfaceonthe
twentydollarbillbecauseheworkedhardforhissuccessandlegacyandthatshouldbepreservedand
archivedinhistoryandthepresent.

AndrewJacksonsfaceshouldremainonthetwentydollarbill

becauseheincreasedfederalpower,representedthecommonman,andsurvivedan
assassinationattempt.

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