President Andrew Jackson set the precedence of awarding jobs to supporters after electoral victory in 1828. This was a clear departure from past practice of transparency.
President Andrew Jackson set the precedence of awarding jobs to supporters after electoral victory in 1828. This was a clear departure from past practice of transparency.
Senator William I Marcy supported Andrew Jackson's replacement of John Quincy Adam's appointees by referring to the idea that "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy." So, in a sense, Jackson created the "spoils system" of political patronage.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson.
stalwart
I don't know. Why does it matter? I'm not a politician!
Spoils system
spoils system
The spoils system.
no- not at all- in fact, rather the reverse. You might say the Jackson created the spoils system or at least exploited it to the fullest possible extent.
the spoils system began in 1828
Spoils system
Spoils of Failure was created on 2009-03-03.
Spoils of War was created on 2000-04-11.
A Division of the Spoils was created on 1975-05-05.
The Spoils of Poynton was created on 13-02-18.
No, the spoils system was based around corruption. In general there wasn't much anyone could do to reduce corruption, it was a corrupt government.
No, the spoils system was based around corruption. In general there wasn't much anyone could do to reduce corruption, it was a corrupt government.