How did the spoils system work?

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Jeremiah Parker

11 November, 06:07

How did the spoils system work?

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Layton Dodson · Answer 1

a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party

Santino Cannon · Answer 2

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 civil service jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party