ADV 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Jacksonian Democracy, Spoils System, American Exceptionalism
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Still continuing, can conquer to change (middle east), can reinvent yourself whenever, space final frontier. As frontier was shrinking, america was different because not using template but creating. His student bolton came up with borderlands history, took out american. Exceptionalism; caused death of westerns in hollywood because took out ideals. Jacksonian democracy (from more elite jeffersonian where wanted people to be educated and have stake in country"s fate to make rational decisions--rich blacks and women could vote, when they made it more even it removed that loophole) Society gets even flatter, continues with social media (can tweet trump) Two parties, spoils system, political character etc (what we want to see in politicians)
