powers of Congress
type: Concept
narrower: spoils system

ethics and political corruption
type: Concept
narrower: spoils system

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: spoils system

spoils system
type: Concept
definition: Spoils system refers to the practice of appointing persons to government office as a reward for their political services rather than their suitability for the post. In the late nineteenth century, the use of public office to reinforce party control would be widely condemned as a corrupt means of allowing unprincipled hacks to dominate politics, thus perverting the popular will, undermining good government, and keeping from office those best fitted to serve the public. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History; Spoils System]
broader: powers of Congress
broader: ethics and political corruption
broader: congressional procedures
broader: congressional benefits

congressional procedures
type: Concept
narrower: spoils system

congressional benefits
type: Concept
narrower: spoils system