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QuizMultiple Choice

The National Bank

Question 4 • (MACS) 2021 NY-US History CR Summer Quarter 1

Which of the following best defines the term “spoils system”?

Answer
A
a system that forced American Indians to relocate to Oklahoma Territory
B
a system that allowed the winning political party to give jobs to supporters
C
a system that implemented the renewal of a charter for a national bank
D
a system of federal tariffs on goods imported from foreign nations

Explanation

The spoils system was the practice of giving government jobs to people who supported the political party that won an election. This matches choice B, a system that allowed the winning political party to give jobs to supporters.

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