The Spoils System is the answer. Its name comes from the Roman saying "To the victors go the spoils." Andrew Jackson was the best known for this. It did not originate with him, though it has come to be associated with his name.
there are 301 riding in a federal election
The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten and informal deal that was used to settle the U.S. presidential election in 1876. The side who lost the most from this compromise were the Southern Democrats.
As far as I know; As Long As We KEEP Them In.... Every four years, we hold a Federal Election to decide our leaders. (unless of course the opposition tries to bring the government down with a non confidence vote) :=(
In Canada, they have a Constitutional Monarchy & a Parliamentary-Cabinet type government. In America, we have a Presidential-Congressional type government. But both countries are democracies.;]
HayesRutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 - January 17, 1893) was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Hayes was elected President by one electoral vote after the highly disputed election of 1876. Losing the popular vote to his opponent, Samuel Tilden, Hayes was the only president whose election was decided by a congressional commission.During his otherwise uneventful presidency, he ordered federal troops to suppress The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and he ended Reconstruction.
Federal Election Campaign Act happened in 1971.
The federal election campaign act was to regulate the campaign finance legislation.
Federal Election Campaign Act
The federal election campaign act.
The Federal Election Campaign Act.
The Federal Election Campaign Act.
Federal Elections Commission
The Federal Election Commission.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), institutes more stringent disclosure requirements for federal candidates, political parties and political action committees (PACs). Links: <a href="http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/fecfeca.shtml"> The FEC and the Federal Campaign Finance Law </a>
Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal election commission
It is illegal for anyone to campaign on Federal Property.