Question

The politics of “ambiguity” took hold during the Jackson and Van Buren eras. Politicians wooed the lower and middle class and developed a two-party political system to give the “people a choice” of leadership. “Choice” in short, became an ingenious mode of controling the electorate. In times of rebellion it allowed for the electorate to believe that they had power in the body politic.

True or False

Answer 1

True.

As Andrew Jackson's supporters called themselves Democrats and formed Democratic Party shortly after his election.