JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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Which of the following is an example of the “spoil system”?
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Farmers leaving their produce out in the sun to spoil as a means of protesting the protective tariff
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The Senate approving a bill introduced by the House in return for the House passing a bill introduced by the Senate
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John Q. Adams selecting his father to be Secretary of State
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Jackson selecting people who supported his campaign to receive government positions
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These practices may involve, for example, siphoning public funds to the party by contracting with party contributors to handle public projects at inflated rates or by granting public franchises to party contributors at very low prices.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Jackson campaigned for president on the platform of government reform. As soon as he took office, he began removing supposedly incompetent civil servants and replacing them with friends and political allies. This became know as the spoils system.
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