JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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spoils system
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civil service system
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merit system
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foreign policy
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Detailed explanation-1: -spoils system, also called patronage system, practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favours.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spoils system was largely replaced by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spoils system was instituted by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. “To the victor goes the spoils” meant that every government job belonged to the party in power. This drawing was meant to depict Jackson’s decision-making in appointing members of his party to government positions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Jackson introduced the spoils system to the federal government. The practice, epitomized by the saying “to the victory belong the spoils, ” involved placing party supporters into government positions.