15.5 - The Civil Service
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Bipartisan
Includes members from both parties
Registers
Lists of those applicants who pass its tests and are qualified for employment
Patronage
Practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends (Jefferson)
Spoils System
Practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends (Andrew Jackson - "father")
Civil Service
Composed of those civilian employees who perform the administrative works of government (2.7 million people)
