Andrew Jackson’s political views

• Federal vs UnitaryUnitary 68%
  FederalUnitary

  His Proclamation to the People of South Carolina on 10 December 1832 called the power to annul a federal law “incompatible with the existence of the Union”, and the Force Bill followed in March 1833.

• Democratic vs AutocraticAutocratic 55%
  DemocraticAutocratic

  Replaced his Treasury Secretary to stop federal revenue going into the Second Bank in 1833; the Senate censured him 26–20 in March 1834.

• Nationalism vs InternationalismNationalism 70%
  NationalismInternationalism

  Made warlike gestures over the unpaid French debt, which was settled in 1836, and recognised the Republic of Texas at the end of his term.

• Assimilationist vs MulticulturalistAssimilationist 92%
  AssimilationistMulticulturalist

  Signed the Indian Removal Act on 28 May 1830, which began the removal of the southeastern tribes west of the Mississippi.

• Collectivize vs PrivatizePrivatize 72%
  CollectivizePrivatize

  Vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States on 10 July 1832 and paid off the whole national debt in January 1835.

• Planned vs Laissez-faireLaissez-faire 78%
  PlannedLaissez-faire

  Vetoed the Maysville Road bill in 1830 as too local to deserve federal money, and in 1836 issued the Specie Circular, which required buyers of public land to pay in gold or silver.

• Progressive vs TraditionalTraditional 80%
  ProgressiveTraditional

  Held enslaved people himself, and in 1835 his Postmaster General let Southern postmasters decide whether to discard abolitionist mailings.

No documented position, so not scored: Security vs Freedom, Militarist vs Pacifist, Isolationism vs Globalism, Irreligious vs Religious, and Acceleration vs Bioconservative.