JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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the Democratic System
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the Spoils System
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the Republican System
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the Lincoln System
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spoils system involves political activity by public employees in support of their party and the employees’ removal from office if their party loses the election.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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: -Approved on January 16, 1883, the Pendleton Act established a merit-based system of selecting government officials and supervising their work. Following the assassination of President James A. Garfield by a disgruntled job seeker, Congress passed the Pendleton Act in January of 1883.