25 points how did the spoils system affect politics during the gilded age? explain the effect of the spoils system on voter turnout and political party power.

The spoils system, which can also be references as the patronage system is mostly when you use bribery to change or affect the way an political vote will go. During the Gilded Age, president Ulysses S. Grant, said that he needed bribes if the importers wanted their goods to be processed efficiently. Along with this, the Naval Department had gave contracts because of favoritism, not competitive bidding.

The re-election of the president abraham lincoln.