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Revision as of 10:44, December 30, 2018
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While the Democratic party may have lost the Civil War, it has won the battle to control the Civil Service [[bureaucracy]]. Since the end of Reconstruction in 1876 and passage of the 1882 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the Democratic party is no longer dependent on the spoils system and winning elections to maintain its power.
While the Democratic party may have lost the Civil War, it has won the battle to control the Civil Service [[bureaucracy]]. Since the end of Reconstruction in 1876 and passage of the 1882 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the Democratic party is no longer dependent on the spoils system and winning elections to maintain its power.
This control of the unelected government offices is the source of the Democratic party's power. An unelected army of Democrat civil servants handing out government goodies is the key to success for elected Democrats. Democrats call themselves, "the party of government."
This control of unelected government positions is the source of the Democratic party's power. An unelected army of Democrat civil servants handing out government goodies is the key to success for elected Democrats. Democrats call themselves, "the party of government."
===Spoils system===
===Spoils system===