Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Jackson vs. Constitution (SHOWDOWN!)

Andrew Jackson more so defied the constitution rather than abide by it when dealing with the Native Americans. Jackson went against the Supreme Court's decision to preserve the Native American lands. This not only went against the Supreme Court, but in a sense the constitution. Overriding their decision he overreached the executive branch's power by going against a decision left to the judicial branch. Despit this, Jackson made attempts to place the Natives in other lands, such as Oregon. This was constitutional in the sense that he preserved their rights to a certain extent but led to great strife amongst the Natives. Overall, Jackson mostly went against the constitution rather than abide by its regulations and standards.

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