Which of the following defined the spoils system under President Jackson?
A) a patronage system in which a political party rewards a candidate's supporters with government jobs
B) a government hiring system based strictly on civil service exams
C) an effort to persuade political party opponents to defect to the governing political party by promising them government jobs
D) improved quality of some federal services, such as the post office
Answer: A
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a. the individual. b. the church. c. extraordinary individuals like Jesus. d. the German volk. e. the state.
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a. the exportation of slaves to and colonization in Africa b. Southern abolitionists versus Northern abolitionists c. the role of women in the abolitionist movement d. gradual versus immediate emancipation e. participation in the political process to change slave laws
Most Americans in the 1960s relied on __________ as their primary source of entertainment and information.
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