2 Politics In The Gilded Age

Question 1

Offered services to voters and business in exchange for political or financial support

Answer 1

Political Machine

Question 2

Became head of Tammany hall, New York’s powerful democratic politician in 1868

Answer 2

Graft

Question 3

Government administration should go to most qualified person

Answer 3

Civil service

Question 4

Giving government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected

Answer 4

Patronage

Question 5

Elected as republican president in 1876, could not convince congress to support his cabinet

Answer 5

Rutherford

Question 6

An Ohio congressman who could win a majority of delegates

Answer 6

James A Garfield

Question 7

Used to balance out garfields ties to reformers, nominated as Vice President

Answer 7

Chester A Arthur

Question 8

Authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates performance

Answer 8

Pendleton civil service act

Question 9

In 1884, the Democratic Party won a presidential election for the first time in 28 years

Answer 9

Grover Cleveland

Question 10

The grandson of president William Henry.

Cleveland ran for reelection on a low terrif platform against the former Indiana senator, hence Benjamin

Answer 10

Benjamin Harrison

Question 11

Head of Tammany hall, a New York democratic political machine of corurupt politicians from 1869-1871

Answer 11

Boss tweed