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Module 4 Sec 3-5 Flashcards

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Political Machine

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An organized group that controls a political party in a city and offers services to voters and businesses in exchange for political and financial support

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Political Boss

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Controlled access to municipal jobs and business licenses

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Influenced courts, use of money and power to improve their city

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Political Bosses

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Where did the strength of political machines lie?

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With the immigrants and working class

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What did political machines do to guarantee they won elections?

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Voter fraud, grafting

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Graft

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The illegal use of political influence for personal gain

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Why were political machines so successful in the late 1800s?

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The police rarely interfered in their business, helped businesses perform illegal activities under the radar

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Why did Tammany Hall have so much support from immigrants?

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Promised immigrants jobs and other necessities for votes

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Kickbacks

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Illegal payments for the services political machines offer

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Tammany Hall

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Main local political machines of the democratic party, led by Boss Tweed

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William Tweed “Boss Tweed”

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Head of Tammany hall, defrauded NYC, stole millions of dollars

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Tweed ring

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Group of people in NYC who worked with and for Boss Tweed

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Thomas Nast

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The political cartoonist who helped provoke public outrage after Tammany Hall’s grafts

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Patronage

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

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Spoils System

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People who owed their jobs to political connections (related to patronage)

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Civil Service

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Government administration jobs

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rutherford B. Hayes

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republican president who took office in 1877

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Stalwarts

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Supports political boss Roscoe Conkling opposed changing the spoils system

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Half-Breeds (reformers)

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Wanted civil service and a merit system

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Main difference that divided the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds (reformers)

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Patronage

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1880 Election

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James Garfield elected as president but was killed and Chester Arthur stepped in

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Mugwumps

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republican political activists, wanted reform, intensely opposed political corruption

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Half Breeds

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Wanted reform but loyal to the republican party

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James Garfield

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Elected in 1880, Ohio congressman, assassinated months after inauguration

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Charles Guiteau

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Mentally unstable layer who shot James Garfield, wanted Chester Arthur to take over

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Charles Guiteau

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The mentally unstable layer who shot James Garfield wanted a stalwart to take over

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Chester A Arthur

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Turned reformer after he became president

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Pendleton Civil Service Act

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Established a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to government jobs by means of the merit system

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Civil Service Commission

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regulates the employment and working conditions of civil servants

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Civil Service Examination

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Determined individuals merit based on performance on the examination

30
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Grover Cleveland

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Promoted civil service reform and merit system of advancement for government jobs

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1884 Election

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Democratic party won a presidential election for first time in 28 years with Grover Cleveland

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Tariff

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Tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

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Benjamin Harrison

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Grandson of William Henry Harrison, campaign was financed mostly by large contributions from companies that wanted higher tariffs

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1888 Election

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Cleveland won popula vote but Harris took majority of the elecoral college and the presidency

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William McKinley

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raised protective tariffs to promote american industry

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