The Political Principles of Jackson and Jefferson Jackson and Jefferson political principle and goals were the same. They had an idea of a simple government that was set by the constitution. Giving an equal opportunity to everyone was a goal they both had for America. They wanted to keep the society plain and simple. Most of their beliefs were the same but some did differ. They both believed that the bank should be dissolved. It had too much power and it made the rich, only richer. Manifest Destiny was another belief held by both of them. They thought it was their right to expand west; their beliefs would later on effect Native Americans. Since