Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

This became known as the “spoils system.” Like Trump ... where he served from 1829 through 1837. Considered a plum assignment, the job at the time was the highest paid in federal government ...

He says that under that "spoils system," the main job requirement for most federal employees was … loyalty. It was a system inaugurated by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. "When he came in ...