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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson  

(1767–1845)US general and Democratic statesman, 7th President of the USA (1829–37). After waging several campaigns against American Indians, he defeated a British army at New Orleans (1815) and ...
civil service

civil service  

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Government posts were filled by patronage until well into the reign of Victoria. The Northcote–Trevelyan Report (1854) recommended changes, including entry to a civil service by competitive ...
spoils system

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World Encyclopedia

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2004
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Form of US political patronage. The practice of appointing loyal members of the party in power to public offices was

Stalwarts

Stalwarts  

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In the USA, a faction of conservative Republicans led by Roscoe Conkling (1829–88) during the Presidency (1877–81) of Rutherford Hayes. They supported the spoils system, but opposed both the final ...

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