For the First 100 Years of U

question 133

Multiple Choice

For the first 100 years of U.S.history members of the federal civil service were selected in part because of their political loyalty to the president's party.This was known as

• A)the federal rewards system.
• B)federal capitalism.
• C)the compensation system.
• D)the spoils system or patronage.
• E)national clienteleism.