Question

President Andrew Jackson used the spoils system to

Answer 1

2) Reward supporters with United States government jobs.

The spoils system is one of the most importantly studied features that characterized the Jacksonian Era of the United States. President Andrew Jackson believed in consolidating his political authority by garnering the loyal supporters within his party who aided the President’s victory through their consistent efforts. The spoils system thereby was put into effect and has been associated with his Presidency, although his predecessors were also known to have shown mild favoritism among their political supporters. President Jackson significantly reconstituted the administrative services, appointing his closest aides and party supporters to high political positions of authority, and granted them lucrative government posts. In these appointments, the acquisition of talent was only a secondary concern. The primary concern was personal favor or recommendation of the President. The postulates of the ‘Spoils system’ were famously paraphrased by Senator William Marcy, who referred to these lucrative positions as ‘spoils of war’; claiming that none other than the victorious that emerged from the battle could possess.  

Further Explanation-

A study of the Spoils system from a political perspective brings out its merits and presents a strong case for President Jackson to use it so frequently to displace former government officials with his own loyal supporters. In this way, he ensured their loyalty and boosted their morale to further work for the party. However, Jackson failed to realize that the spoils system reduced his image as President and used his office only to fulfill the requirements of his political party and further its agenda. His preference to personal favor over talent reduced the prestige and power associated with the civil services, and this led to rampant inconsistencies within the administrative system, as a result of which, the government faced serious challenges and lack of coordination in the operation of its various agencies. The various abuses of the Spoils system ultimately contributed to the constant decline of the President’s popularity among the disconcerted American citizens.

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Answer Details-

Grade- Graduation

Chapter- The United States in the Nineteenth Century

Subject- History

Keywords-

Institutionalization of the spoils system, favoritism, personal favor over talent, inconsistency in administration, reform and reconstruction, opposition.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 2) Reward supporters with US government jobs.

Andrew Jackson supported this idea of the spoils system by saying that he wanted to establish a "rotation in office." He felt that constantly changing the people involved in the federal government would help ensure that there are no royal families or individuals that use their power to manipulate others. However, Jackson's critics saw this as a type of bribe. They felt that Jackson's idea of putting all of his supporters in the government would result in corruption.