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People were hired onto the cabinet according to their political loyalties, or personal connections. Whenever a new president came into office, the people that were previously hired were fired and the new president hired on new people. They did this so they wouldn't oppose the policies of the president.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoTo election unexperence people who elected for you
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∙ 12y agoBribe for votes.
Once elected to office, these people would give powerful positions in return to people who helped them.
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When the group that wins an election appoints its own unqualified people to the best jobs +APEX+
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How did the spoils system develop?
The spoils system derived from the Jackson Democratic party's victory in the 1828 election, for which they were rewarded
What is it called when the group that wins an election appointed its own unqualified people to the best jobs?
Spoils system
The describes the way elected politicians handed out jobs to people who had voted for them.?
spoils system
What is the practice of appointing supporters to political jobs known as?
The spoils system.
When did the spoils system begin?
the spoils system began in 1828
What is is called when the group that wins an election appoints its own unqualified people to the best jobs?
Spoils system
What was the practicing of replacing government workers with friends and supporters called?
The spoils system....
Why did reformers want to end the spoils system?
Reformers wanted to end the spoils system because people were receiving high salaries but doing no work in many cases.
How do you use spoils system in a sentence?
The thieves shared the spoils from the town.
The spoils system evolved as a way to?
The spoils system evolved as way to get the most money from government projects. Those who won the contracts felt as if they deserved the "spoils".
What is the spoil system in government?
what is the spoils system
Why did reformers oppose the spoils system?
Reformers opposed the spoils system because it was inefficient and unfair.
