Asked by Brittany Downs on Jul 13, 2024
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Explain the spoils system.
Spoils System
A practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters as a reward and incentive.
- Understand the historical context and implications of the spoils system.
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andrea cosbyJul 18, 2024
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The spoils system is the awarding of political jobs to political supporters and friends.Jackson's successors turned out large numbers of officeholders and replaced them with supporters.Under this spoils system, the victor in each presidential election considered federal employment mostly as an opportunity for political patronage.The nineteenth-century spoils system allowed ordinary people, through their work in a political party, to achieve government positions previously reserved for elites.But the periodic shuffling of civil servants made for inefficient administration, and the close ties of civil servants to local party machines opened the door to corruption.
The spoils system is the awarding of political jobs to political supporters and friends.Jackson's successors turned out large numbers of officeholders and replaced them with supporters.Under this spoils system, the victor in each presidential election considered federal employment mostly as an opportunity for political patronage.The nineteenth-century spoils system allowed ordinary people, through their work in a political party, to achieve government positions previously reserved for elites.But the periodic shuffling of civil servants made for inefficient administration, and the close ties of civil servants to local party machines opened the door to corruption.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the historical context and implications of the spoils system.