JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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supporters are given jobs when a political party takes control
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30% of the country’s food stores must be sold monthly
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a system that keeps candidates who lose elections from acting “spoiled” and taking revenge on their opponent
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spoils system was the practice of granting jobs and political favors to those who supported the winning party during the election.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Mugwumps were a faction in the GOP (Grand Old Party, another name for the Republican Party) that advocated honesty in government and an end to machine politics and political favoritism in federal employment, also known as the spoils system.
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.