The crisis came to a head in the summer of 1832 when the House and Senate passed a bill renewing the Charter of the Second Bank of the US early. Not only did Jackson veto the bill and give one of ...

The crisis came to a head in the summer of 1832 when both the House and Senate passed a bill renewing the Charter of the Second Bank of the US early. Not only did Jackson veto the bill and give ...

A recurring theme – especially for Democrats Jackson’s words in his Bank Veto and Farewell Address pioneered what became a recurring theme in American political discourse.

Quoting from Jackson’s 1832 speech following his veto of the renewal of the charter for the Second Bank of the United States: “Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection ...

Trump wants the federal government to be more immediately responsive to his political aims, and there have been comparisons to the spoils system put in place by his presidential hero, Andrew Jackson.

Much like President Andrew Jackson, President Donald Trump was condemned by his predecessors. But both men exerted huge influence over their parties.

After Mayor Billy Portman vetoed an ordinance that would severely restrict short-term rentals like Airbnbs, the council overturned the veto.

Thomas Jefferson, who, as vice president, had presided as the 30-year-old Jackson exploded in fury, called him “a dangerous man” and told visitors to Monticello years later that he was, in his ...

A recurring theme – especially for Democrats Jackson’s words in his Bank Veto and Farewell Address pioneered what became a recurring theme in American political discourse.