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Andrew capital of MississippiThere have been many arguments made about chairperson Andrew capital of Mississippi. A war hero, standing tall and strong, he tried to represented the idea of reform in government and in the American ways. capital of Mississippi is often credited to be one of the United States greatest presidents, just there are many powerful reasons for doubting that claim. From the beginning, in 1824, capital of Mississippi has tried to do what is best for our nation, but evidence like the spoils system, prepare of Tears, and the Bank veto, has shown that in fact most of what he accomplished is instantly looked on as only causing problems for the Untied States as a whole. With the presidency of Jackson came the spoils system, which in theory is rewarding political supporters with earthly concern office. While this basic idea is as honest-to-goodness as administration, (The American Pageant p.271) it is Jackson that extended the system to involve to a greater extent of the viridity person. In theory, this would re-enforce loyalties as well as making it possible for politics to become a full-time career. Instead it made government positions more about the spoils than the responsibilities. The seventh president created the idea of rotation in office. Jackson was trying to make clean sweeps in the government, cleaning out the ex-president Adams and his roguish supporters like Clay. In the end, he only dismissed one-fifth of the old corrupt government leaving nine thousand out of the genuine eleven thousand in office. His system not only didnt succeed in cleaning the government but it was a pervert practice that reached a national scale. Citizens were discouraged from entering public serving because of the insecurity now found in holding such positions. Jackson made the holding official positions in government a result of what could this person do for Jacksons presidency and not the move of what he could do for their country.Jackson s system was inevitably attended by scandal. Men openly began to buy their government positions. Illiterates, incompetents, and plain crooks were presumption positions of public trust, (p.272) and officials were more interested in the spoils of the office rather than the duties. A perfect example of the corruption that Jackson brought to the government is Samuel Swartwout. He was awarded the juicy salaried post of collector of customs in New York. ix years later he left the United States with more than a million dollars.