Politics in the Gilded Age

Module 13: Lesson 3

Why were the political bosses and precinct captains able to relate to immigrants in big cities?

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They generally spoke the same language

True or False:

Immigrants supported political machines because they could provide solutions to the immigrants' most pressing problems. 

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True

What did political machines do to make sure they won elections?

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They committed election fraud

Why did reformers consider the practice of patronage to be a bad idea?

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It prevented the most qualified people from getting civil service jobs

The   ____ Act of 1883 made appointments to federal jobs based on a candidates performance on a test

Pendleton

_____ wanted to reduce tariffs

Grover Cleveland

____ wanted to keep tariffs high

Benjamin Harrison

Why did big businesses favor tariffs?

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They reduced competition from foreign companies

Rutherford B. Hayes

He named independents to his cabinet instead of hiring major donors from his own party. He also set up a commission to investigate centers that were known for patronage

James A. Garfield

He gave reformers jobs that ordinarily would have gone to people in the Republican party. This angered those who agreed with patronage, especially a group called the Stalwarts.This answer is correct.The correct answer is:He gave reformers jobs that ordinarily would have gone to people in the Republican party. This angered those who agreed with patronage, especially a group called the Stalwarts

Chester A. Arthur

He turned to Congress to advocate for civil service laws

Political machine

An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.This answer is correct. The correct answer is:An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city

Patronage

The practice of giving government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected.

Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1833

Authorized a bipartisan civil service commision. This group was to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates' performance on an examination

Boss Tweed

He became the headof Tammany Hall in 1868. Between 1869 and 1871, this person led a group of corrupt politicians that defrauded New York City

Rutherford Hayes

Elected in 1876, he could not convince Congress to support reform. He, therefore, used other means