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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.
Harvey Schowalter
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∙ 9y agoPresident 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.
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What did marcy means by the spoils of the enemy?
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.
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 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
Did Andrew Jackson and his cabinet eliminate 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.
What is is called when the group that wins an election appoints its own unqualified people to the best jobs?
Spoils system
When was Spoils of Failure created?
Spoils of Failure was created on 2009-03-03.
When was Spoils of War created?
Spoils of War was created on 2000-04-11.
When was A Division of the Spoils created?
A Division of the Spoils was created on 1975-05-05.
When was The Spoils of Poynton created?
The Spoils of Poynton was created on 13-02-18.
The system of testing created by pendleton civil service act would work to reduce corruption in the spoils system?
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.
The system of testing created by the pendleton civil service act would work to reduce corruptions in the spoils system?
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.
