Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "Jackson spoils" to get these possible sources:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_spoils_system
http://douglass.vcdh.virginia.edu/historyengine/index.php?section=Search%20the%20Engine&page=Search%20Results&focus=2186
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/gildedage/teachers/civilservice-long.html
http://rightreason.ektopos.com/archives/2005/07/electoral_shift_3.html
In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
How did Jackson abuse the power of the presidency through the spoils system? Is there anything in the constitution that says he was doing something wrong?
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