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Jacksonian Democrats believed themselves to be “for the people,” a government that fought for its citizens. This assertion however, has little evidence to back it up. In fact, Jackson did a number of things to cause people to call this claim into question. Apparently, Jackson vetoed a bill that supported personal interests of the government, and encouraged the different classes to fight each other in resentment. This statement made by a public official (Daniel Webster) gives rise to the question, was Jackson indeed a defender o