If Jackson knew how to inspire loyalty and enthusiasm during a campaign, he also knew how to use the powers of the presidency upon gaining office. He announced that his appointees to federal jobs would serve a maximum of four-year terms. Unless there was a regular turnover (the rate at which workers leave a job) of personnel, he declared, officeholders would become inefficient and corrupt.
Jackson’s administration practiced the spoils system—so called from the saying “To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy”—in which incoming officials throw out former appointees and replace them with their own friends. He fired nearly 10 percent of the federal employees, most of them holdovers from the Adams administration, and gave their jobs to loyal Jacksonians. Jackson’s friends also became his primary advisers, dubbed his “kitchen cabinet” because they supposedly slipped into the White House through the kitchen.
Source :Macdougal Littel , The Americans
1.According to this excerpt, how did President Andrew Jackson reward his supporters?
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Answer:According to this excerpt, President Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters by implementing a "spoils system." He fired approximately 10% of federal employees, many holdovers from the previous Adams administration, and replaced them with loyal Jacksonians. These loyalists also filled key advisory roles, forming what was known as Jackson's "kitchen cabinet." This demonstrates a clear pattern of rewarding political loyalty with government positions.
