The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson and the Spoils System
New Voters
President _________________ promised “equal protection and benefits” for all Americans. At
least for all ___________________________________. During his first ____________ a spirit of
________________ spread throughout American politics. Many states ____________________
the restrictions for voting (owning property)
_________________ expanded as people who had not been allowed to ___________ became
new voters. More men ___________________ in the political process. _______________ could
not vote. ______________________ and Native Americans had few rights of any kind. ______
of the _______ states changed their __________________ to allow the people to choose
presidential electors.
The Spoils System
______________________Wanted more ordinary people in the government jobs. The felt that
the _______________________ government had become a ____________________ (a system
in which nonelected officials carry out laws)
__________________ replaced workers with his _______________________. The __________
employees protested saying Jackson was acting like a __________________.
One Jackson supporter said: ______________________________________________________
The practice of ________________ government employees with the ______________
supporters is called the ___________________________________.