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A New Era in Politics

In the first few decades of the 1800s, many white males got the right to vote because some of the former laws were lessened of eliminated. Cities grew, as well as people who worked but didn't own property. They got the right to vote and in 1828, 1.13 million people voted for president voted, compared to 355,000 in 1824. President Jackson won the 1828 campaign, with 56 percent of the popular vote. President Jackson utilized the spoil system, the practice of appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty and support.The Jacksonian s replaced the caucus system with the national nominating convention.

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