jan 6, 1829 - Emergence of the Spoils system

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Initiated by A. Jackson.
Came to power believing he was surrounded by enemies and did not trust officials in W.D.C, and the high-ranking services.
He replaced all of those civil servals with his political friends.
He framed the issur by saying those civil servants to be a new kind of aristocracy who wanted to prevent him from governing.

Became the useal behavior for new in coming presidets in the US.

In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.

The term was derived from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.

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