Which of the following was NOT a cause of Jacksonian Democracy? A)Abolition of property requirements for voting B)Nominating conventions choosing candidates instead of caucuses C)The rejection of Jeffersonian Democracy D)Economic problems for farmers created by the Panic of 1819
The correct answer is option C. (The rejection of Jeffersonian Democracy).
Explanation: The Jacksonian democracy embraced the Jeffersonian Democracy. It was an expansion of ideology of the Jeffersonian democracy (the 1790s-1820).
Option A. (Abolition of property requirements for voting) is incorrect.
Explanation: The Jacksonian democracy worked in the abolition of property requirement as a parameter to voting rights. In Jacksonian Democracy, the voting right was available to all white men regardless of ownership. It expanded democracy for white American men.
Option B. (nominating conventions choosing candidates instead of caucuses) is incorrect.
Explanation: The Jacksonian democracy introduced the system of "spoils system" which is still prevalent in American democracy.
Option D. (Economic problems for farmers created by the Panic of 1819) is incorrect.
Explanation: The Jacksonian democracy believed in laissez-faire economies giving free hand to the market so that economic problems didn't happen as it occurred in 1819.
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