USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is it that Jackson made when he rotated out civil servants for his representatives.
A
True
B
The Spoils System
C
False
D
Jacksonian demoncracy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He appointed people to federal jobs depending on whether they had campaigned for the Democratic Party. Anyone currently in office who was not a democratic was replaced with a democrat. This was called the spoils system because it promoted a corrupt government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Jackson cemented the spoils system (also called rotation-in-office) during his presidency. He formed his own group of advisors from his friends and political allies, known as the “Kitchen Cabinet, ” to support his goals for the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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.

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