Under the spoils system in federal and state governments,
a. elected officials appointed supporters to key positions.
b. deserving people received government positions.
c. government officials remained in key positions.
d. democrats were appointed to key positions.

Under the spoils system in federal and state governments, A)elected officials appointed supporters to key positions. This came about under the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The definition of a spoils 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, as an incentive to keep working for the party."