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Spoils system
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In politics and government, a spoils 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
In memoriam--our civil service as it was, an 1877 political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing a statue of Andrew Jackson on a pig standing over "fraud", "bribery", and "spoils" and eating "plunder"
In memoriam--our civil service as it was, an 1877 political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing a statue of Andrew Jackson on a pig standing over "fraud",
Reports of a plan to appoint Alfred Balch of Nashville to be Solicitor of the Treasury led a Martinsburg, Virginia newspaper to comment that former Pr
Reports of a plan to appoint Alfred Balch of Nashville to be Solicitor of the Treasury led a Martinsburg, Virginia newspaper to comment that former President "A. Jackson, it is evident, can yet provide for his friends by billeting them on the Treasury." (Martinsburg Gazette, June 21, 1837)
News article ("The Proscribed and the Spoilsmen", May 12, 1841) listed beneficiaries of nepotism and political patronage who were given jobs under the
News article ("The Proscribed and the Spoilsmen", May 12, 1841) listed beneficiaries of nepotism and political patronage who were given jobs under the new Whig-party administration, including nephews and sons-in-law of high government officials, participants in the Buckshot War, and the "president of a broken wildcat bank".
"The seven stages of the office seeker", 1852
"The seven stages of the office seeker", 1852
Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His political philosophy, which
Spoils system
…United States. The term was derived from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828, with the term "spoils" meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election, or military victory. Similar…
Formal portrait, c. 1835
Formal portrait, c. 1835
The Brave Boy of the Waxhaws, an 1876 Currier and Ives lithograph depicting the story of a young Andrew Jackson defending himself from a British offic
The Brave Boy of the Waxhaws, an 1876 Currier and Ives lithograph depicting the story of a young Andrew Jackson defending himself from a British officer during the American Revolutionary War
An 1846 wood engraving by William Croome depicting Jackson's marriage to Rachel Donelson in the 1847 Pictorial History of Andrew Jackson by John Frost
An 1846 wood engraving by William Croome depicting Jackson's marriage to Rachel Donelson in the 1847 Pictorial History of Andrew Jackson by John Frost
Tennessee c. 1810. The eastern counties shaded in blue, the Mero District in green, and Native American lands in red. The Natchez Trace from its north
Tennessee c. 1810. The eastern counties shaded in blue, the Mero District in green, and Native American lands in red. The Natchez Trace from its northern terminus to Chickasaw Crossing where it leaves the state is shaded in gray.