THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Question
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The spoils system
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Jacksonian democracy
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Mudslinging
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A corrupt bargain
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Kitchen Cabinet
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Detailed explanation-1: -During this era of reform and “Jacksonian Democracy, ” the spoils system flourished by using political patronage to reward jobs to the partisan faithful.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spoils system was instituted by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. “To the victor goes the spoils” meant that every government job belonged to the party in power. This drawing was meant to depict Jackson’s decision-making in appointing members of his party to government positions.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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.