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appointment of friends and political supporters to government positions.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoPresident Jackson gave government jobs to supporters of his victorious party.
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Who is the father of the spoils system?
Andrew Jackson
Who was called the Father of the Spoils System?
Andrew Jackson.
Term for opponent of spoils system reform?
stalwart
Does the spoils system still exist?
I don't know. Why does it matter? I'm not a politician!
What ended the spoil system?
The law that ended the spoils system came with the passage of the Pendleton Act in 1883
What does the spoils system refer to?
The spoils system refers to a practice in which once a political party wins an election, it rewards its voters with government jobs. This is also referred to as patronage system.
What is it called when the group that wins an election appointed its own unqualified people to the best jobs?
Spoils system
The describes the way elected politicians handed out jobs to people who had voted for them.?
spoils system
What is the practice of appointing supporters to political jobs known as?
The spoils system.
When did the spoils system begin?
the spoils system began in 1828
What is is called when the group that wins an election appoints its own unqualified people to the best jobs?
Spoils system
What was the practicing of replacing government workers with friends and supporters called?
The spoils system....
Why did reformers want to end the spoils system?
Reformers wanted to end the spoils system because people were receiving high salaries but doing no work in many cases.
How do you use spoils system in a sentence?
The thieves shared the spoils from the town.
The spoils system evolved as a way to?
The spoils system evolved as way to get the most money from government projects. Those who won the contracts felt as if they deserved the "spoils".
What is the spoil system in government?
what is the spoils system
Why did reformers oppose the spoils system?
Reformers opposed the spoils system because it was inefficient and unfair.
