JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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supporters contributing money to candidates’ election campaigns
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elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs
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the House of Representatives choosing the president
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political party leaders choosing who will run in an election
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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 term was derived from the phrase “to the victor belong the spoils” by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although President George Washington based most of his federal appointments on merit, subsequent presidents deviated from this policy. By the time Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828, the “spoils system, ” in which officials rewarded political friends and supporters with government positions, was in full force.