Exam 2

Question 3

What are the 4 periods of government?

Answer 3

• No government (1776-1850)
• Municipal government (1850-1895)
• ## State-Intercity government (1895-1932)

Question 4

Describe the No-Government period.

Answer 4

• Initial formation of America
• Rural and agrarian (farming-based)
• Very dispersed population
• Daily life was centered on self-independence
• Citizens rarely encountered government directly, government existed but it was not prominent
• County officials were faces of government
• Very basic/traditional roles: record property ownership and protect property
• “Best government was the least government” was a common attitude
• Expression of desire to keep things as they were, though this is unrealistic

Question 5

Describe the Municipal government period.

Answer 5

• America fundamentally changed
• Industrial revolution
• Immigration
• Urbanization
• Ballooning city populations demanded large-scale services: water, sewage, crime, education, health
• Municipal government gained more power and took control and provided solutions to the lack of services, corruption also grew in every city
• Municipal leaders built and maintained their power

Question 6

Where does political corruption stem from?

Answer 6

• Opportunity for power
• Rapid change

Question 7

Describe the State-intercity Government period.

Answer 7

• Opens with political machines still holding their power and corruption
• Introduced Dillon’s rule: All power of local governments has to be granted by the state governments
• ## City elections became non-patrician