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What is the term that describes the process where political supporters are rewarded with bureaucratic appointments?
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How were government appointments handled before the civil service act of 1883?
Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
What are the sources of bureaucratic power and the limits on bureaucracy?
Sources of beurocratic power: societal complexity, political advantages, bureaucratic expansionism, incrementalism
What practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as?
Cronyism gives political appointments or government jobs to political friends. Conversely, nepotism refers to giving government jobs to members of the politician's family.
What feature of the internet allows political activist to quickly locate and mobilize supporters?
interactivity
Which president started the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters?
Andrew Jackson
How were government appointments handled before the civil service act of 1883?
Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
What president tried to fill all federal positions with friends?
Andrew Jackson replaced most of the political patronage jobs with his supporters. Unlike previous presidents, he had almost no supporters that were appointed by his predecessor so he had some cause to make more new appointments.
The distribution of government jobs to political supporters?
The distribution of government jobs to political supporters is called? PatronagePatronage by: Andrea Burke
What best describes an organized group that seeks to win elections promote its ideas to gain supporters and run the government?
A Political Action Committee (PAC) meets this definition, and so does a political party.
What are the sources of bureaucratic power and the limits on bureaucracy?
Sources of beurocratic power: societal complexity, political advantages, bureaucratic expansionism, incrementalism
The appointment of political supporters to political office?
patronage
Who were supporters of political machines?
immigrants
The number of political appointments available to the president?
The number of political appointments available to a president varies. The number of open position varies greatly from year to year.
President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to?
provide jobs to political party supporters
The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as?
The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as the spoils system.
How did political parties learn to increase their chances of winning?
Political parties learned to increase their chances of winning elections by: Offering jobs to supporters Making sure supporters turned out to vote Discouraging supporters of opponents from voting
Who were the major supporters of political machines?
Immigrants.
