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the “spoils” of the spoils system, which was established in the late 1820s, were

a. government jobs taken from a current president’s opponents and given to supporters.
b. government jobs taken from a current president’s supporters and given to opponents.
c. presidential vetoes for legislation that the president did not personally or politically support.
d. presidential vetoes for legislation that the president did not spearhead or introduce.

Correct A. Government jobs taken from a current president's opponents and given to supporters.

Context/explanation:

The term "spoils system" was used by President Andrew Jackson's political opponents, who took a very negative view of his practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.  The origin of the term, however, came from one of Jackson's supporters.  In a speech in the Senate, defending Jackson and his administration, Senator William Marcy of New York said, "To the victors belong the spoils."

Jackson's opponents bristled at that thought and continued to speak against what became known as "the spoils system."

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