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Patronage, the giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected, was a problem because the employees given these jobs were many times not qualified for the political position. They many times used their new position for personal gain.

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Patronage, the giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected, was a problem because the employees given these jobs were many times not qualified for the political position. They many times used their new position for personal gain.

ps: this is totally correct.... it is in the book - "US history" . Hope this hep!!! :)

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