The Spoils System Under Andrew Jackson Resulted in

question 22

Multiple Choice

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

• A) a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations.
• B) the replacement of insecurity by security in employment.
• C) the destruction of the personalized political machine.
• D) the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.
• E) the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams.

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Definitions:

Unadjusted Trial Balance

A preliminary report in accounting that lists all the balances from all the accounts before any end-of-period adjustments are made.

Adjustments

Changes made to accounts to record actual events that have occurred but haven't yet been recorded by the end of the accounting period.

Income Statement

A financial document that shows a company's revenues, expenses, and net income over a certain period of time.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A list of all the accounts of a company, showing the balance of each after adjustments have been made for journal entries, typically used in the preparation of financial statements.