The correct answer is appointments.
President Andrew Jackson executed numerous reforms in order to "cleanse the government of corruption". He believed that office seats should be occupied by qualified aspirants rather than referred personnel. He introduced the concept of rotation of personnel among the positions in the government. This system would be known as the "Spoils System".
However, in practice, Jackson was forced to make several appointments in order to please his party's requirements. Among these political negotiations were the states drop of property requirements in exchange for seats in office.