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Did President Andrew Jackson reward his friends by appointing them to government positions?
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∙ 15y ago
Before Civil Service, the president had the power to appoint the people that filled many government jobs even low ranking ones. Jackson replaced most of the previous presidents' appointment with men who had supported him in his election bid.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes, he did to a great extent, reward people who had supported him with government
positions. He believed that most government jobs required no special skills and that
his supporters were as likely to be good at them as the people who held them. Moreover
the previous administration had held power for 28 years and Jackson had good reason
to believe that many these long-term appointees had become corrupt and so secure
in their jobs that they did pretty much what the wanted to do. So Jackson turned them
out and appointed his own people. Not surprisingly they protested loudly/
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∙ 9y agoAndrew Jackson giving government jobs to his friends and supporters is known as the spoils system. It is the opposite of a merit system.
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∙ 9y agochocolate
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Did Andrew Jackson have any government positions?
ya, he! he was the president of the U.S.!
Which President was the first to defend the custom of appointing supporters to federal office positions?
Andrew Jackson was the first President to openly defend the custom of appointing supporters to federal office positions. Jackson believed in the spoils system, where political supporters were given government jobs as a reward for their loyalty and contributions to his campaign. This practice became known as the "spoils system" and was common during his presidency.
Why did Andrew Jackson added more people to government positions than all the presidents before him combined?
Jackson added people to government positions as a way to say thanks for voting him into office. Andrew Jackson defeated John Adams and was the 7th President of the US.
The spoils system referred to the?
appointment of friends and political supporters to government positions.
What were Jackson's positions on the nullification theory and the national bank and how did he defend these positions?
Jackson disagreed with these positions because he supported the south, which supports strong state government
How did Jackson and the Democrat change the process of appointing government officials?
nova net appointments were based on party loyalty
How did president Jackson plan to reform the government?
Spoils system
What was president Jackson's opinion of a strong central government?
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Andrew Jackson's spoils system increased the new president's power by?
allowing him to appoint loyal supporters to government positions, replacing previous officeholders who may have been aligned with his political enemies. This created a system of patronage where loyalty to the president was rewarded with government jobs. While it increased the president's power, it also led to corruption and a decline in the merit-based selection of government officials.
Who began the practice of replacing high-ranking members of the executive branch when a new president takes office?
Andrew Jackson replaced a large number of government workers. In those days, before the Civil Service Act, far more government positions were appointed by the President. Before Jackson, the lower level appointees were mostly left in place when the administration changed. so there was much protest from people who lost their jobs when Jackson replaced with his supporters. Nowadays, lower level jobs are protected by Civil Service.
What was President Andrew Jackson opposed to?
US President Andrew Jackson was the 7th US president. He was opposed to a national US bank, and he was opposed to having the US Federal government in debt.
What convinced Andrew Jackson to run for president in 1824?
corruption of the government and the will of people
