John Locke<span> believed that the </span>government<span> existed in order to help protect people and to help society function, while </span>Thomas Hobbes<span> believed that people needed the </span>government<span> to tell them what to do, or otherwise, there would be nothing but fighting among people.
Andrew Jackson introduced the spoils system to the federal government. The practice, epitomized by the saying "to the victory belong the spoils," involved placing party supporters into government positions.
