Over time in politics, it has been observed as some presidents or subordinates have been involved in scandals that have raised people’s distrust, after “appearance of corruption or other misconduct" have been revealed to the public through the press. Although today’s political corruption has been decreased in public office, the U.S Constitution created a system called "checks and balances to limit executive corruption."
Before the introduction of the current system designated by The U.S Constitution, during election time in the 19th century the "appearance of corruption and misconduct" was frequent, but few cases were taken into account. For example, the first act of corruption that has formed a scandal was the bribery