Author Question: Despite being based on selfish motives, political patronage under President Jackson had the positive ... (Read 79 times)

rayancarla1 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Despite being based on selfish motives, political patronage under President Jackson had the positive impact of

a. creating a more extensive network for deliberation.
b. creating an army of workers who engaged their fellow citizens in public life.
c. giving more people a voice in choosing a presidential nominee.
d. isolating political deliberation to those who best understood the issues.
e. keeping the public from having to take time away from their own work to engage in public life.

Question 2

The granting of government jobs and favors to supporters is called

a. partisan alignment.
b. partisan polarization.
c. bribery.
d. political machines.
e. political patronage.