Parties during the Gilded Age were, in effect, financed by the government through the "spoils system," which meant that:
a. many people wanted well-paid federal jobs, so they worked for a party and, if appointed, contributed to the party
b. the law provided that anyone getting a federal job must contribute 10% to the party's campaign fund
c. local legislators demanded civil service exams
d. each new President would name a certain percentage of his party workers to Post Office positions
A
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