Andrew Jackson & the Spoils System

March 15, 2011

Objective: Students will summarize and critique Andrew Jackson’s approach to governing by completing reading notes.

Drill: How did the election of 1828 expand democracy?

Materials: Interactive Notebook, pencil

Homework: Vocabulary quiz on Friday

Obama

Jackson

Read & Summarize

Write a paragraph summary that includes the

following words:

Kitchen cabinetCivil servant

Spoils system

Wrap Up!

Define kitchen cabinet, civil servant, spoils system.

Is the spoils system ethical? Why did Jackson’s opponents criticize this system?

Does the spoils system happen today? What are the pros/cons of appointing all of your supporters to government jobs?