Why might appointing supporters as a reward, instead of based on merit, detrimental to governing?

Why does benjamin martin eventually join the continental army

How did the first punic war differ from the second punic war

By the late 1930s, how were u.s. officials beginning to view japanese policies of expansion? a. they attempted to join forces with japan so as to increase u.s. territory. b. they warned them to stop expansionist actions or face potential u.s. intervention. c. they sent representatives to japan to work out territorial rights in a diplomatic fashion. d. they became fearful of their military power