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Provides government jobs in exchange for political support?
patronage-exchanging government jobs and contracts for political support
How did the government help the gond tribe?
by giving them jobs, help them to study, etc..
Which president started the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters?
Andrew Jackson
What is the process of rewarding political support for lucrative government jobs called?
The Spoil System
What practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as?
Cronyism gives political appointments or government jobs to political friends. Conversely, nepotism refers to giving government jobs to members of the politician's family.
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