Changes in America's two-party system can be broken up into five distinct systems. ... Jackson's election in 1828 marked the second party system. ... The north came out as the winner and thus enjoyed the spoils of victory. ... Changes occurred in the reduction of the spoils system, established the secret ballot, and striped party leaders of their power to nominate party candidates. Finally, the Great Depression marked the fifth party system. ...

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Other historians viewed Jackson as a despot whose appeal to the uneducated masses and "corrupt" spoils system endangered the well fair of the nation. ... These following political reforms: Rotation of office, the rise of third parties and the spoils system promoted a more democratic political process. ... This system is called rotation of office. ... As a result, the spoils system emerged, that gave government jobs in return for party loyalty and removed appointees of the defeated party. ... Both the spoils system and the rotation of officeholders affirmed the democratic ideals that one man ...

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This reduced the practice of the spoils system by an incoming president, who ended up filling government jobs with loyal followers and people who followed view of himself and party. The civil service reform led to the reduction of the spoils system, which placed a certain number of jobs under the merit system and would not be subject of having an incoming president removing an individual that held the position in office. ... The practice of both the spoils system and extending protection of federal jobs of presidential appointees is something that is unfortunate in today's bureaucracy. ...

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Jackson's spoils system, rotation system, veto of the Maysville Road, Indian removal and the removal of the national bank were not beneficial to the common man and only to the common interest of Andrew Jackson. Politically Jackson established the spoils system in which he rewarded political supporters with positions in office. ... Jackson believed in a rotation system in which a person's tenure in office would be limited to just one term. ... Jackson's spoils system, rotation system, veto of the Maysville Road, Indian removal and the removal of the national bank were not a ce...

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Another questionable practice of Jackson was the spoils system. ... With the spoils system, corrupt people were allowed to take charge. This led to corruption within our system of government. ... Hopefully we have advanced in our system of politics since that time....

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Namely, his borderline corrupt introduction of the spoils system to the U.S. government, callous expulsion of Native Americans in the Removal Act of 1830 and destruction of the Bank of the United States which resulted in a financial crisis are grounds enough to scorn the inadequacy and desolation of Jackson's reign. ... Although Jackson insisted that this post-inaugural job shuffle was simply a "rotation in office," the scheme was dubbed "the spoils system" after Senator William Marcy's comment on the matter: "To the victors belong the spoils of the enemy.&...

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While this was occurring the Cherokee nation tried to win fair treatment through the American judicial system and won in the court case of Worcester vs. ... The last decision that Jackson made that was utterly absurd was the spoils system. What the spoils system was was that incoming officials throw out previous appointees and replace them with their own friends. The replacements under this system were les qualified than those being replaced and it hurt the self-esteem of the civil service. Under this system it also increased corruption and destroyed any speck or hope of a two party governmen...

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A third example of Jackson's guarding of political democracy can be seen in the spoils system. The spoils system awards political supporters with political office. ... Because of Jackson's belief that "every man is as good as his neighbor," the spoils system was especially effective. ... Political democracy was supported by educated masses, the Spoils System and the ability of South Carolina to publish their Acts and Resolutions....

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This is when Jacksons" "spoils system", comes into play. "Spoils system" refers to the conferral of office on people based upon political concerns rather then for office. This system was based upon the idea that "every man is as good as his neighbor", it allowed ordinary people to become more involved with the government, allowed them to make their own mistakes, allowed them to be their own leaders. ...

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., the spoils system, veto of the National Bank, policy of Indian removal, opposition to the Supreme Court). Mainly between Democrat Republican Andrew Jackson and National Republican John Quincy Adams, the election of 1828 noted the revival of the two party system. ... Jackson was the first President to introduce the spoils system to national government, basing appointments on political support. ...

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Political machines organized voters for the support of a candidate, and under what was called the spoils system, the most dedicated, loyal workers expected to be awarded government jobs in return for their services to the machine. ... The spoils system often allowed unworthy, incompetent, or dishonest people to hold positions of responsibility. ... Arthur's administration surprised many by continuing the trials even though Arthur was a friend of one of the accused officials.There were no convictions, but the trials did focus public attention on the evils of the spoils system. ... In 1881 ...

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The election also stirred another change; the revival of the two-party system. ... The term spoils system was soon derived for the patronage system under Jackson. The spoils or pillage (jobs of previous appointees and officeholders) were taken from a defeated enemy. Jackson stated, in defense of the spoils system that any intelligent man could hold a public office. His support for the system made him popular with the common man. ...

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By 1832, nearly all states adopted a new system for choosing for choosing its electors. ... Another principle of the Jacksonian Democracy was the rotation system. ... Along with rotation, the Jacksonian Democrats reestablished the spoils system. ... The spoils system and rotation were advances toward greater political democracy, because they showed that one man is just as good as another is. ...

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Another principle of Jacksonian Democracy was the rotation system in which Jackson limited a person's stay in office to one term and appoint another in their place, therefore, emphasizing the average American capable to hold government office. Along with rotation came the reestablishment of the spoils system. "To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy," meaning that any previous office holder who was not a loyal Democrat be fired. The additions of these systems were advances toward greater political democracy, because they showed that one man is just as good as another is. ...

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He also enacted the Spoils System which did not guarantee the best leadership In the late 1820's, American demand for land due to population growth led to pressure on Native American lands. ... Jackson also introduced the spoils system to American politics. ...

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His non-military achievements include the introduction of a writing system based on the Uigur script, still used in Inner Mongolia today, the idea of religious tolerance throughout the empire, the use of a decimal system in his army formation, and the achievement of tribal unity among the Mongol. ... This is because Khan believed as well that the point of fighting the war is for the spoils of war. The spoils of war usually includes land, money, slaves and goods. ...

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Robin of Loxley is very popular amongst the needy, since he steals from the rich and corrupt and gives the spoils to the poor. ... The Government of the day stole from the poor in the form of excessive taxes, and Robin Hood stole from those who represented the system, in order to help the poor. ...

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Jackson introduced the spoils system to use federal appointments to reward loyal Jacksonian- democrats. ... Jackson had any other bank problems and/or agreements of banking system of the United States. ...

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Hoover claims that the New Deal was a "spoils system [and] emotional economics" ("Herbert Hoover on the New Deal and Liberty," (1936), In Foner. 170). ... A spoils system is when politicians give favors to those who can benefit them. ... Hoover also states that FDR's "spoils system" and "emotional economics" will ultimately lead to "a mixture of European ideas, flavored with our native predilection to get something for nothing" (In Foner, "Herbert Hoover on" 170). ...

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Jackson also believed in the "Spoils System", even though he did think experience was important, loyalty meant much more. ... Under Jacksons rule, the creation of the two party systems was under way. ... The wigs supported Henry Clay's American System and internal improvements. This two party system opened people's eyes to true democracy, the power of the people. ...

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Soon after Jackson took office in 1828, he set into effect what is called the "spoils system". This system can be described by "To the victor go the spoils". ... Through the Jacksonian Economic Policy, which included key issues such as the War with the National Bank and the Maysville Road Bill, and the numerous changes in electoral politics, such as the two party system and suffrage, the future of the United States had been altered forever. ...

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Unfortunately very often people do not imagine that it can also have a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behaviour. ... As the second defect very often people mention that TV spoils the health. ...

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The Jacksonian period truly did exemplify the characterization as the era of "common man." Jackson showed these characteristics in the way he brought politics to the common man, reformed the nation to the advantage of the common man, and allowed for the common man to be economically safe. Jackso...

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As a mean for promoting political democracy, Jackson came up with what is called the spoils system. The spoils system is the act of rewarding supporters with good positions in office. ... While the system denied many able people the chance to contribute to the government, Jackson believed, "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes." ... Jackson and his followers were promoter of political democracy because of their usage of the spoils system and beliefs of universal white manhood suffrage that allowed common men to have a...

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Whether Andrew Jackson made the government more or less democratic under his term(s) as president, he definitely expanded democracy as a whole during his stay in office. Jackson was a president of all people, as his is partially credited with the rise of the "Common Man". He thought of himself as ...

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