Quiz 1/18/24 Flashcards
what govt do we have
democratic republic
what is a democratic republic government
representative govt by the people
what economy do we have
free enterprise system(or capitalism)
what areas of the US were republicans represented from
north/far west
what areas of the US were democrats represented from
south
when was the gilded age
1870’s-1890’s
what places were considered corrupt
government and big businesses
what was the second coming of democracy
more people having a sat in govt. this pd was between 1870’s -1910’s
who started the spoils system
andrew jackson
what is the spoils system
rewarding jobs to loyal supporters, increased their control of govt
what did the spoils system lead to
corruption
what party were most presidents during this time pd
republicans
why was the voting so high for republicans
bribery; also there were AA living in the US with voting rights, they were very anti-democratic due to the fact some of their kind was slaughtered by them
what was political corruption
how presidents got so many votes
what were methods of political corruption
bribery, voter fraud, and spoils system
who was the 1st to take action against the spoils system
ruthford B hayes
what president was shot at a train station during this time pd
james garfield
who shot james garfield
charles giuteau
why did giuteau shoot garfield
he was mentally unstable and felt garfield deserved it
what is patronage
the actual giving of a job
what did the populist party want
the system of politics to change
who were political bosses
powerful polititions who demanded payoffs
what did the people do with voting that was very corrupt
voting behind bars
what is a political machine
an organization that helps people get elected
what was tammany hall famous for
trading votes for jobs,loans,rent, or whatever the cost
what was there alot of in tammany hall
corruption and illegal business dealings
what did boss tweed do
stole alot of money from NYC
whon was the cartoonist who caught boss tweed
thomas nast
where did tweed die
in jail
what was the result of boss tweed
government leagues replaced corrupt officials and improved condition
what is boss tweed actual name
william marcy tweed
what law did chester A authur pass
civil service act (1883)
what was the civil service act
exams for federal jobs
what is the civil service act also known as
the pendleton act
who was in charge of railroads
grover cleveland
what did grover cleveland set up for the railroads
Interstate commerce act(ICA)
what did the ICC prohibit
pools and rebates
what are rebates
discounts only to the best customers
what are pools
fixed rates, high prices for famers
what did the ICA set up
the interstate commerce commission (ICC)
who set up the sherman anti trust act of 1890
benjamin harrison
what did the sherman anti trust prohibit
trusts or other businesses from limiting competition
what did the sherman anti trust act create
many problems in the court system
what was the progressive era
from all religions, belifs, advancement in science, people from all sorts of life who want change
what was john dewy in charge of
education
what was robert lafollette in charge of
rail road rates
what was the australian ballot
secret ballot where voters vote in private and do not have to let others know how tthey vote
what was initaltive
gave voters right to put bill directly before legislature(starts with the people)
what was referendum
allowed to vote the bill into law at the next election(ends with the people)
what is legislator
the elected official
who is our legislator
rose walkers
what is legislature
the body of the elected official
what are primaries
voters choose their partys canidate fro the general election
what is recall
voters can remove an elected official during term
what is the graduated income tax
more you make, the more you are taxed
what is the 16th amendment
gave congress the power to impose income tax(income tax)
what is the 17th amendment
direct election of senators (sentators)
