How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
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Trump Wants To Reinstate Spoils System, Hiring Loyalists Regardless Of Competence
This became known as the “spoils system.” Like Trump, Jackson also had a version of the “deep state” that he opposed. He claimed that the appointment process was aristocratic and blocked ...