Santa Anna rejected the state constitution
Supporters of the spoils system claimed it made government more efficient because like-minded individuals cooperated. Opponents claimed it made government less efficient because:Many experienced officials left office after each election
What caused the development of nativism in the 1920s? ... nativists thought this meant fewer immigrants should be let in the country. some people involved in postwar disputes were immigrant anarchists and socialists, who many americans believed were actually communists.