The spoils system.
The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as the spoils system.
Andrew Jackson was the first president to be strongly criticized for this practice and so was the first to be pressed to actively defend it. He was the first President who not a member of the Eastern establishment and so he did considerably more "house cleaning" than his predecessors had done.
President Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs is known as the "spoils system." This approach was based on the idea that winning political parties should have the right to appoint their supporters to government positions, thereby ensuring loyalty and reinforcing party strength. Critics argued that it often led to corruption and inefficiency, as many appointees were unqualified for their roles.
This is known as political patronage or the practice of giving jobs or other benefits to supporters as a reward for their loyalty or assistance during an election.
Use of public offices as rewards for political party work is known as "Spoils System." The system is popular in numerous nations
It is commonly called the "spoils system" based on the adage that "to the victors go the spoils" (rewards from winning). It can also be called "political patronage" where jobs and public contracts are given to political supporters, and especially to contributors.
The political party that was formed was the Democratic party. This time was known as the Jacksonian democracy era. The Anti-Jacksonian supporters later become known as the Whigs.
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