What message is the cartoonist making about the spoils system? It is a bad idea that would lead to corruption and abuse of power. It is a good idea that would stop corruption and abuse of power. It is a good idea that would allow more qualified officeholders to be appointed. It is a bad idea that would let federal workers hold their offices for life. i need help asap

It is a bad idea that would lead to corruption and abuse of power

Explanation: You didn't actually include the cartoon, but this is the most likely answer, as the cartoon is almost certainly a progressive work criticising the system.

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the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.