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Supporters of a political party were rewarded with jobs.
The Mugwumps thought government jobs should be given to people who were qualified, based on merit, rather than appointed by the spoils system. They were Republican political activists.
The main jobs of the early government were creating order and providing leadership.
their performance on competitive written examinations.
patronage-exchanging government jobs and contracts for political support