Was Andrew Jackson the hero of the common man or a villain who wanted to be a king in a democracy?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

This is the belief that a nation must develop and maintain a strong military force in order to pursue and defend its national interests.

Why did the other allies like great britain and france not support wilsons 14 points?