A practice in which a political party, after winning an election gives government civil service jobs to its supporters as a repayment for supporting them and as inventive to continue to do so.
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Who created and used this system?
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Martin Van Buren
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How was it created?
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When Van Buren's Bucktail's won NY legislature majority they appointed their supporters in reward to public office.
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When did the Bucktail's win NY legislature majority?
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1821
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How many supporters/Bucktail's did Van Buren appoint to public office?
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6,000
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What is another name for this system?
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the Patronage System
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What other president supported this system and why?
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Andrew Jackson supported this system because he said it created office/policy rotation of officials who though they had office for life
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What did this system lead to in 1883?
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The creation of the merit system in 1883 by Pendleton Federal Service Act
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How did this affect political parties?
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It strengthened them
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What did this become for the next few decades?
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It became custom practice of future presidents
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What did this system lead to under President Ulysses S. Grant?
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In 1871 Grantism and the Civil Service Commission were established.
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Who was the first to use this on the national scale?
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Andrew Jackson
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