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- In American politics, a '''spoils system''' refers to an informal practice by which a party after winning an electio During the [[First Party System]] a spoils system was pioneered by New York governors in the early 19th century, most notably5 KB (731 words) - 10:18, 8 April 2023
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- 219 bytes (33 words) - 19:19, 10 September 2009
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Spoils system]]. Needs checking by a human.580 bytes (77 words) - 16:51, 22 March 2023
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- ...ra of [[Andrew Jackson]], "To the victor go the spoils," after which the [[spoils system]] came to called. As Secretary of State, he asked U.S. European Diplomats536 bytes (83 words) - 00:06, 10 December 2009
- | pagename = Spoils system | abc = Spoils system977 bytes (109 words) - 09:21, 15 March 2024
- In American politics, a '''spoils system''' refers to an informal practice by which a party after winning an electio During the [[First Party System]] a spoils system was pioneered by New York governors in the early 19th century, most notably5 KB (731 words) - 10:18, 8 April 2023
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Spoils system]]. Needs checking by a human.580 bytes (77 words) - 16:51, 22 March 2023
- {{r|Spoils system}}329 bytes (47 words) - 17:00, 15 September 2024
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- {{r|Spoils system}}1 KB (150 words) - 17:00, 20 July 2024
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- ...placing them with his partisans in a controversial move. By the 1830s the "spoils system" meant the systematic replacement of office holders every time the governme ...Political reformers, typified by the [[Mugwumps]] demanded an end to the spoils system. After a series of party reversals at the presidential level (1884, 1888, 16 KB (934 words) - 09:01, 15 November 2007
- ...-minded Republicans, and lead them to choke on Blaine's candidacy. In the spoils system, the winning candidate would dole out government positions to those who had ...were angered by the rise of machine politics, one aspect of which was the spoils system, and by the rising power of Irish Catholics in American politics. They exce7 KB (1,088 words) - 14:23, 10 June 2024
- :; Patronage: Also known as the [[spoils system]], patronage was the policy of placing political supporters into appointed13 KB (1,887 words) - 17:00, 3 September 2024
- ==Jackson: Bank war and Spoils System== ...The Presidency of Andrew Jackson]. </ref> While Jackson did not start the spoils system, he did encourage its growth and it became a central feature of the Second28 KB (4,181 words) - 15:36, 8 April 2023
- ...of the franchise to nearly all white men (including many immigrants), the spoils system (the winning party gets the offices), and more democracy in state and local15 KB (2,261 words) - 14:15, 16 September 2024
- ...r, Harrison supported [[civil service reform]] to supplant the traditional spoils system, high protective tariffs to foster industrial development, a strong navy, a13 KB (1,956 words) - 07:00, 18 July 2024
- This did call attention to the "spoils system" in state-owned enterprises such as BNL. BNL's president and several direct14 KB (2,087 words) - 12:00, 3 September 2024
- ...tion grew as it became apparent that the president's interpretation of the spoils system exempted rewards to party faithful. In the end, Cleveland's successor, Benj22 KB (3,287 words) - 07:01, 24 August 2024
- ...in pushing turnout to 80%, 90%, and even higher. It was financed by the "[[spoils system]]" whereby the winning party distributed most local, state and national gov16 KB (2,379 words) - 07:00, 22 August 2024
- ...life and his public career, Arthur nevertheless was a firm believer in the spoils system when it came under vehement attack from reformers. He insisted upon honest21 KB (3,354 words) - 17:00, 27 July 2024
- ...f Maine, pushed for [[Civil service reform]]. Independents who opposed the spoils system altogether were called "[[Mugwumps]]". In 1884 they rejected [[James G. Bla50 KB (7,415 words) - 10:01, 14 June 2024