Jackson [[abiding and defying constitution]]

Jackson defied both the constitution and the American ideal of democracy greatly in his interaction mwith Native Americans. The Jacksonian idea of democracy was that it was for the common man, the government should protect the rigths of the people, it should be run my the needs of the "common man." Jackson did not abide by his own ideals in his interactions with the Native Americans. One example of Jacskon ignoring the rights of the people and using his power in an abusive way is in 1928. When the Georgia legislature declared the Cherokee tirbal council illegal and asserted its jurisdiction over NAtive affairs. When the Cherokees appealed to the suprme Court it secured the rigths of the Natives. Jackson abusively disregarded the decision of the Supreme Court because he wanted the western land for white settlers. Not only does this action prove to be ikn defiance to his view of helping the "common man," but it also represents Jackson's defiance of the government powers and the constitution itslef. Jackson did not really have the power to completely disregard the Supreme Court's decision, that violated the checks and balance system. Overall Jackson deisregarded the rights of the natives therefroe defying the American view of democracy. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was established in 1836 to help secure the rights of the Natives, but yet again Jackson disregarded their rights and grew more land hungry. The governments guarantees went up in smoke, and push westward continued. Jackson believed that he was not cuasing the Natives any harm by pushing them westward because he believed that the culture could survive, but this was a bit optimistic and thus cruelties and injustices occurred against Native rights.