simultaneously the best-loved and the most-hated president the young nation had known. Jackson believed the president was directly responsible for the nation's good, and so he set a new example for future presidents by being a more active and responsible leader. When he did not agree with Congress, he freely used the right of veto. His six predecessors, between them, had vetoed only nine bills. Jackson vetoed 12, besides frequently using the pocket veto. Jackson was the first to make the presidency a powerful office.Through his aggressive leadership and patronage, Jackson had welded together a vigorous new party--the Democratic Party. He might have been a great threat to democracy but there have been many threats to this grand nation since the days of its birth that has benefited it. This great democratic nation is constantly expanding its horizons to accommodate new technology and satisfy generation after generation of Americans. No empire in history ever been built that can compete with the grand United States; if its democracy is mighty enough, it shall out last any threat to its existence. ...
