What is the answer to this question about history

Question: What is the answer to this question about history

1!. In 1831, President Andrew Jackson established the
a) The Civil Service System
b) The Spoils System
c) The Democratic Party
d) AT&T
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The Democratic Party began long before President Jackson and clearly AT&T began long AFTER President Jackson as did the Civil Service System with the Pendleton Act in 1883!.

The closest is the is ‘b’ the spoils system although that is likely because that is the period when that name was coined!.

The spoils system is the political practice of playing favorites!. Used throughout U!.S!. history, it commonly takes the form of filling appointive offices with loyal supporters!. Among the nation's early presidents Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) made particular use of the practice to place his allies in influential civil service posts!.

By the time President Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) took office in 1829, this method of rewarding one's political allies was an integral part of the workings of government!. Jackson's friend, Senator William Marcy (1786–1857) of New York, coined the phrase "spoils system" in 1832, when he stated, "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy!."

!.In truth none of these answers apply!.
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