21. That's just the spoils system . 22. Hitherto, military promotions were a spoils system , where individuals favorable to the administration were given promotions, regardless of merit. 23. Thereafter the spoils system was largely replaced by a nonpartisan merit at the federal level of the United States. 24. "It's a spoils system . 25. He argued that the " Spoils System " largely enhanced by President Andrew Jackson was a testament to this heritage. 26. Following the election of President Andrew Jackson and the employment of the spoils system , Noble was removed from the position. 27. To select police supervisors, the city relies on Civil Service rules, which replaced the political spoils system with objective measures. 28. At first, McKean ousted Federalists from state government positions and so he has been called the father of the spoils system . 29. By 1900, most federal jobs were handled through civil service and the spoils system was limited only to very senior positions. 30. Like his earlier appointment to the custom house in Boston, this employment was vulnerable to the politics of the spoils system .
