How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president, who would fill ...
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Trump makes second stab at reworking Schedule F, reviving political spoils system
Donald Trump is, for a second time, trying to revive the political spoils system, this time with a new Schedule F executive ...
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How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
He says that under that "spoils system," the main job requirement for most federal employees was … loyalty. It was a system inaugurated by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. "When he came in ...
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The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Guiteau had another motive: He imagined that by killing Garfield he would heal a split in the Republican Party over the spoils system — the idea that the political party that wins an election ...
Politically connected corporations received more exemptions from US tariffs on Chinese imports, study finds
Research reveals that politically connected companies were significantly more likely to receive valuable exemptions from the tariffs imposed on U.S. imports from China during the Trump administration.
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Oh Lord, Rutgers Hops on Trump Bandwagon Cancels A Major HBCU Event
Upon the string of agencies, companies and more canceling their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Rutgers ...
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AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE SPOILS SYSTEM.
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Trump moves to cut diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility programs in government
President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders attempting to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and ...