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END OF THE SPOILS SYSTEM.; Secretary Long's Order Abolishes Last Relic from Navy Department. (Published 1902) - The New York Times
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Is the American Civil Service Returning to a Jacksonian ‘Spoils System’? - The National Interest
The peak of the spoils system came under James Buchanan, ... for example. At first, the system covered just 10.5% of the federal workforce, ... Image: Reuters. Related Articles.
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What Trump is doing to the US government is not a spoils system
How is what Trump’s doing different than the spoils system? WOLF: I’m interested in the differences, because I do think that Trump sees himself as this kind of Jacksonian figure, to the extent ...