USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson believed that instead of civil servants having lifetime jobs people needed to be rotated into office and give more people a chance to serve their government. Jackson’s opponents called the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs the spoils system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs became known as the spoils system. Jackson rewarded a number of supporters with Cabinet jobs.

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: -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.