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Recent Examples on the Web The real history of Catholic justices on the Supreme Court is mostly a story of the happy irrelevance of their faith, except in the trivial way that religion has sometimes mattered in an interest-group spoils system. — Matthew J. Franck, WSJ, "Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic?," 8 Oct. 2020 But Jackson, who was in from 1829 to 1837, really institutionalized postal patronage with his spoils system. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "The Importance of the Post Office to American Democracy," 17 Aug. 2020 And the President appears to have brought back Jackson’s spoils system. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "The Importance of the Post Office to American Democracy," 17 Aug. 2020 That world was one of astonishing corruption: Political organizations such as Tammany Hall routinely fleeced taxpayers of millions, and the spoils system was in full swing. — John Steele Gordon, WSJ, "Growing Into the Oﬃce," 27 Sep. 2017

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“Spoils system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoils%20system. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

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