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Posted by Calvin on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:29am.

When it was developed during the jackson administration,the patronage system was designed to:
A.provide jobs to merit appointees.
B.increase congressional control of the bureaucracy.
C.increase judicial control of the bureaucracy.
D.make the administration of government more responsive to ordinary citizens.

I think (b) or (d)

Government - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:35am
According to this article, D is the best answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonian_democracy
Government - Calvin, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:52am
Thank you!!!
Government - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:53am
You're welcome.

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