Most Americans today would reject the blatant political favoritism and frequent corruption of the spoils system.But were there any real benefits to democracy that came from Jackson's theory that any decent citizen could hold government offices? Did machine politics actually keep ordinary people connected to politics in ways they might not be today?
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