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drew Jackson called rewarding his campaign supporters with political offices the "spoils system." This practice was based on the idea that political supporters should be rewarded with government jobs after helping to win an election. The term "spoils system" comes from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils," which means that the winning party has the right to distribute government jobs and other benefits among its supporters.