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What does this quote mean? "Andrew Jackson was the first modern president, because he was the first one who asserted that the president was not merely a member of the government's symphony: he was its conductor." (Tagging in all groups) @History

Answer 1

I do have an idea of what it means but I don't know what to write for a full explanation.

Answer 2

Basically Jackson was the first to really take command instead of go through the proper channels of government


One famous example is the removal of the Cherokee:

"The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that the Cherokee had the right to self-government, and declared Georgia's extension of state law over them to be unconstitutional. The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law. " - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html


By refusing to enforce the law, Jackson bypassed government checks and balances and instead forced the removal of the Cherokee. So this effectively set a precedent within the executive branch that gave it much more power.

Answer 3

Thank you :-)

Answer 4

Please do not tag your questions with irrelevant groups. Your question had nothing to do with math, writing, or physics, and was certainly not feedback on OpenStudy. Please refrain from doing that, or we'll have to suspend you temporarily and eventually permanently.

Thanks!

Answer 5

What the hell? Chill out. I've asked so many questions on the History section and no one ever responded. This is the first time I actually GOT HELP. Isn't this what this site is about? So please suspend me for trying to learn, i'm not the one going to look like an idiot. Thanks!

Answer 6

You're right that OpenStudy is about learning. By posting your question to groups that have nothing whatsoever to do with it, you are getting in the way of others' learning, however. Groups exist for a reason, and staying on topic is important. I'm sorry you haven't gotten help in the history group before; we don't mind you going to other groups to ask in chat for people to join that group so they can help you. We've made joining and leaving groups much easier than it used to be, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

However, posting questions that are off topic is a problem. We get constant complaints about it, and I don't blame the people who complain. The people who are looking for questions to help with have questions in the way that have nothing to do with math, and the people who want help have their question pushed off the list by non-math questions. Neither of these things is good, so we're trying to keep the groups on topic.

With that said, I'll also be trying to keep a closer eye on history so I can help when others don't.