USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Although Jackson replaced only about ten percent of the government officers he held power over, it was a high percentage compared to his predecessors. The officers he replaced were largely inept, corrupt or were politically opposed to Jackson.

Detailed explanation-2: -He intended to engage in large scale “reform”. That meant removing many government employees, especially the Postmasters, and replacing them with people who were his political supporters.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the beginning of Jackson’s administration, fully 919 officials were removed from government positions, amounting to nearly 10 percent of all government postings.