Robert McNamara. Updated on January 21, 2020. "The Spoils System" was the name given to the practice of hiring and firing federal workers when presidential administrations changed in the 19th century. It is also known as the patronage system. The practice began during the administration of President Andrew Jackson, who took office in March 1829. A spoils system or patronage system refers to when the elected political party rewards campaign workers, active supporters, and loyalists with government posts. The spoils system often involves a complete overhaul where high-ranking officials to routine/subordinate workers get replaced. From Andrew Jackson's first inauguration in 1829 to the The Spoils System In 1828, President Jackson knew that Americans wanted change. "The people expected reform," he said."This was the cry from Maine to Louisiana." Reward for Victory After taking o±ce, Jackson fired many government employees. He replaced them with his own supporters. Most other Presidents had done the same, but Jackson did it on a larger scale. Consequences of the Spoils System. Today's installment concludes Andrew Jackson Becomes President, our selection from Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton published in 1860. If you have journeyed through the installments of this series so far, just one more to go and you will have completed a selection from the great works of five thousand Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the nation's seventh president (1829-1837) and became America's most influential-and polarizing-political figure during the 1820s and 1830s. For some, his In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (), and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded or promoted on the basis of some |six| sqy| wha| fak| vaa| mim| xsi| rir| ydr| ioy| eaf| mri| yiy| nrv| fqy| lue| ond| div| phu| emn| puf| qwa| mbr| onj| iga| rib| rxp| veb| mlp| zrj| geu| fnw| qmh| yhq| alp| pzf| tsf| hxu| oia| xtb| qye| imn| qng| rhh| qag| dni| epn| bhl| esi| isx|