JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
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Which of the following is true regarding Jackson’s spoils system?
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He spoiled the American people by reducing federal taxes and making the common man wealthier
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His top supporters during the campaign received government positions once Jackson won
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He spoiled the presidency of John Quincy Adams by beating him in the election
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The Trail of Tears refers to government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
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