1.

I am John Quincy Adams, former president of the united states, and I am an

expert on the spoils system. I firmly believe it is wrong and has corrupted our

government and led to major abuse of power by President Jackson and his party.

2.

a. My relationship with Andrew Jackson is that i ran against him twice and

won the first time and lost the second. I served in the House of

Representatives after losing to Jackson in the election where I served until

I died in 1848.

b. The spoils system is corrupt and has drastically ruined our government

and made it inefficient due to​ appointments to office were based on the

needs of the party, rather than a person's qualifications or skills to do the

job. And the system led to abuses of political power designed to benefit

and enforce the Jacksons party. Jackson’s spoils system policy was a

complete disaster and did not help the federal government in any way

besides helping Jackson’s own self interest. The system did not in any

way make the federal government more efficient or better it in fact made it

inefficient and only helped the parties interest and helped Jackson gain

more power and influence.

3. “Did the newly elected officials corrupt the federal government?”

a. Yes

i. where you are from and what your occupation is?

1. I was born in Braintree Massachusetts but lived in Europe for

most of my childhood. After returning to the United States I

lived in boston and became the 6th president of the united

states.

ii. Who is in your family? Any kids?

1. I have a wife and 3 sons and I had a daughter but she died a

year after her birth

iii. What is your view on the spoils system?

1. I am strongly against it

iv. How do you feel about the fact that the spoils system is based on

political promises and not job skills or merits?

1. I am disgusted and upset this is ridiculous you can’t give

jobs to unqualified people these people corrupt the

government and create all sorts of problems because they

don’t have the skills required they just support the presidents

party.

v. Do you feel the spoils system is fair to politicians?

 1. No it gives unqualified and unskilled individuals great power

just because they have support for the president.

vi. Should the spoils system be considered constitutional?

1. No absolutely not

vii. Do you feel that the spoils system was set in place primarily to

enrich the ruling party?

1. Yes I strongly do believe this

viii. To finish off, how extensive would you say the abuse of political

power became with the implementation of the spoils system?

1. I think it strongly affected the abuse of power because the

party dominated the government and Jackson could pass

almost anything he wanted with little opposition.

4. “Do you admit to have made an agreement with clay to help you win the 1824

election?”

a. Yes