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  2. Civil service reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civil service reform in the United States was a major issue in the late 19th century at the national level, and in the early 20th century at the state level. Proponents denounced the distribution of government offices—the "spoils"—by the winners of elections to their supporters as corrupt and inefficient.

  3. Spoils system - Wikipedia

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    In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends , and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.

  4. Category : 19th-century United States government officials

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    This page contains government officials of all levels in the United States that are notable for actions during the 19th century. Subcategories This category has the following 31 subcategories, out of 31 total.

  5. Third Party System - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the nineteenth century, third parties such as the Prohibition Party, Greenback Party and the Populist Party evolved from widespread antiparty sentiment and a belief that governance should attend to the public good rather than partisan agendas. Because this position was based more on social experiences than any political ideology ...

  6. List of political entities in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of political entities in the 19th century AD (i.e. 1801–1900). It includes both sovereign states, self-declared unrecognized states, and any political predecessors of current sovereign states.

  7. Jacksonian democracy - Wikipedia

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    Jacksonian democracy was a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that restructured a number of federal institutions. Originating with the seventh U.S. president , Andrew Jackson and his supporters, it became the nation's dominant political worldview for a generation.

  8. Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A rump government claiming to represent the State of Missouri declares its secession from the Union on October 31, 1861; A rump government claiming to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky declares its secession from the Union on November 20, 1861

  9. Victorian masculinity - Wikipedia

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    For Victorian men [which?], this included a vast amount of pride in their work, a protectiveness over their wives, and an aptitude for good social behaviour. [2] The concept of Victorian masculinity is a topic of interest in the context of cultural studies with a special emphasis on gender studies .