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Jackson and the Jacksonians definitely did view themselves as guardians of the Constitution, but they did not consistently or even guard it a great deal and they do not deserve the immense credit they were given and gave themselves. On the positive side, in vetoing the Bank, Jackson said he did so because the act that created it was not compatible with the Constitution (Doc. B). This was the foremost action that Jackson took while president and he did it to defend the constitution—he said. On the other hand, the Supreme Court had already said that the Bank was constitutional [information in textbook] and so the Supreme Court did not agree that he was defending the Constitution. More clearly on the negative side, when he refused to support and enforce the Supreme Court’s decisions to protect the Cherokees’ land, he was violating the Constitution, not guarding it. [Info from lectures and book] Jackson and Van Buren used the U.S.
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