I think Jackson was more of a precursor/canary in the coalmine than the start of the process, since the American system of government basically stayed at equilibrium for a little over a century after that until it started fraying at the edges with Nixon.
I think Jackson was more of a precursor/canary in the coalmine than the start of the process, since the American system of government basically stayed at equilibrium for a little over a century after that until it started fraying at the edges with Nixon.
Wilson did the worst damage long before Nixon. Nixon just added fuel to the fire so Reagan could destroy it.