The Presidential Candidates

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J A C K S O N

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PROWESSskill or expertise in a particular activity or field

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The Presidential CandidatesElection of 1828

John Quincy Adams

Biographical InformationBorn: July 11, 1767 in MassachusettsFrom a wealthy and educated New England familyOldest son of 2nd president and founding father John AdamsWent to HarvardBecame a lawyerAbolitionistFounded the Smithsonian Died: February 23, 1848

Andrew Jackson

Biographical InformationBorn: March 15, 1767From a Scots-Irish immigrant familyGrew up in the CarolinasServed in the American Revolution at age 13Hero of the War of 1812Became a lawyer and helped to found Tennessee as a stateDied: June 8, 1845

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Political Parties SplitNational RepublicansDemocratssupported Jackson and states rights. This was a popular position in the South and on the frontier

supporters were mainly in the Northeast, backed Adams and a strong central government

Before the election of 1828, the Democratic-Republicans split into two parties.

Idea of Governmentfavored states rightswanted strong federal governmentNational Bankopposed national banksupported national bankBase of Supportworkers, farmers, immigrants, westernerswealthy voters, merchants, easternersCandidateAndrew JacksonJohn Quincy Adams

Political CampaignsThey can get ugly!

**mudslinging, or insults meant to make candidates look bad

What is a political campaign?When people run for a political office (president, congress, mayor etc.), they work to try to win is called a campaign. You try to get peoples votes by making the case why you are a great candidate and sometimes why your opponent is a bad candidate.

Campaigns

Posters lay out the difference between you and your opponentHow does this campaign poster try to show the difference between FDR and his opponent?

Negative campaigns

This poster tries to make people connect social ills with a political party. Is it successful?

Negative & Personal

This campaign makes a connection between how you vote and what you support. Do you think this candidate for sheriff would be happy with this poster?

Negative Images

Is the creator of this poster pro or anti- Obama?What imagery and words do they use to get their message across?

The power of media

This is an ad for a Congressman from MissouriWhat is the ad saying about his opponent?Does it seem fair?

*Campaign = work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one

Jacksons campaign slogan:Adams can write but Jackson can fight!

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Campaigning the Ugly Way

Campaigning the Ugly Way * Read ALOUD

The 1828 presidential campaign* grew ugly. Both parties used mudslinging, or insults meant to make candidates look bad. Family members of the candidates were also under attack. Jacksons wife, Rachel died of a heart attack just after the election. Jackson felt that the vicious attacks on her reputation had killed her. The candidates also came up with slogans, handed out printed flyers, and held rallies and barbecues to try and win voters support. Jackson supporters wore campaign badges and sang the nations first campaign song, The Hunters of Kentucky. Jackson promised to look out for the interests of the common people and take government power out of the hands of the wealthy. Jacksons popularity gave him an easy victory in the 1828 electionBOX 1 PAGE 2

Jackson

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.

Jackson was concerned about the interests of the common man and promised to uphold liberty and independence for all people.

Adams

Adams worked on making America into a world power through "internal improvements," as a part of the "American System". He suggested:a high tariff to support improvements road-buildingnational bank to encourage productive enterprise national currencymodernization that included roads, canals, and a national university.

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The CandidatesJacksonAdamsCareer politiciansServed in U.S. governmentPresidentsLawyersJackson promised to look out for the interests of the common man and uphold the peoples rights and liberties.BOXES 2 &3 PAGE 2

Jacksonian DemocracyExpanded suffrage

Making the American Political System more Democraticequality among the people of the newer settlements in the South and Westchampioned greater rights for the common man

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Expanded Suffrage=the right to vote, especially in a political election

extension of the vote in eastern states to men without property (in the early days of the United States, many places had allowed only male property owners to vote) Suffrage = BOX 1 PAGE 3

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Voting Changes Throughout History14th Amendment, 1870 former slaves have citizenship rights15TH AMENDMENT, 1870 ALL CITIZENS CAN VOTE REGARDLESS OF RACE OR COLOR19th Amendment, 1920 women can vote24th Amendment, 1964 citizens do not have to pay a poll tax to vote26th Amendment, 1971 lowered the voting age to 18

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