Andrew Jackson is a name that stands out among all the other men who have stepped into office and accepted the responsibility of leading our country. His face is seen by millions of people on the twenty-dollar bill every day, and this recognition is well deserved. As the seventh president of the United States of America he made many efforts and brought a strong desire to help the "common man" while continuing to serve the good of all. His beliefs about the power the president should hold influenced every president to come. The Founding Fathers envisioned Congress leading the nation, while the president, on the other hand, would act more as a law enforcer than anything else. Andrew Jackson disagreed with that view, believing that the president should hold much more power in government. He made sure to expand it during his two terms in office, because when the time came, one of his first actions was to fire a handful of federal government employees and replace them with people he deemed fit. That was the first time a president had done it, to the extent that he did it, and he didn't stop there. Over the course of his presidency he vetoed a total of 12 bills, more than any president before him. Andrew Jackson passed the “Tariff of 1828” whose purpose was to protect industry in the North. Although it protected the North, it actually harmed the South at the same time. The South had to pay higher prices because of tariffs, and also received less money for the crop it depended on so much: cotton. The South, of course, despised the tariff and began to push the issue of sectionalism. The state that took action, however, was South Carolina. In November 1832 they passed the Nullification Ordinance, which said... middle of paper... government, he was undoubtedly an excellent military leader and an excellent leader of our country, a born leader. Works Cited "Andrew Jackson A Brief Biography." Jackson's duel with Charles Dickinson. GMW and Web. October 1, 2013. “Andrew Jackson.” PBS. PBS and Web. September 28, 2013. Case, Steven. "ANDREW JACKSON." Jackson, Andrea. NCpedia and Web. 28 September 2013. .Sidey, Hugh. "Andrew Jackson." The Presidents of the United States of America. By Frank Freidel. Np: Diane Pub, 1994. N. pag. The White House. Whitehouse.gov, 2006. Web. 28 September 2013. .Somervill, Barbara. Andrea Jackson. Np: Capstone, 2003. 8+. Press.