ification crisis, and the passing of the Compromise of 1833. Another problem that was very controversial was Indian removal. On paper, the Indians were technically a sovereign state, but in actuality no one ever treated then that way. In the court case of Georgia vs. Cherokee Nation (1831), Georgia tried to remove the Cherokee nation from valuable gold mining land. The case ended with the Indians being declared no longer sovereign, so they could be removed. This lead to the Worchester vs. Georgia case (1832), in which Chief Justice Marshall declared that a state could not break a federal treaty. When Marshall looked to Jackson for support, Jackson basically told him that he made the decision, so try and enforce it. Georgia defied the Supreme Court, and met with no consequence.The need for political restructuring only occurs when there are problems with the way the nation is functioning. During the period between 1820 and 1840, the American people were faced with many political and economic hardships. The extreme actions of some politicians, such as Jackson, lead to the formation of new political parties, like the Whigs, which united under their common dislike of the president. Other problems, such as the fluctuating economy changed the needs of the different areas of the country (which thus lead to the change of the political representative’s views). Political restructuring occurred because of all of these changes that directly impacted the American public, and thus prompted the re-emergence of the two party political system....
