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The Gilded Age

Political Machine Offers services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support Ex. Jobs, contracts, social services, community centers City Boss: controlled city jobs, influenced courts, built parks, sewers, distributed money to schools, hospitals, etc.

How Political Machines Worked Top: City Boss (Boss Tweed)-> controlled the machine Middle: Ward Boss-> all precincts in district wide voting Bottom: Party loyalists (precinct workers)-> gain voter’s support in precinct

City Bosses Fraud Making up names of voters Graft: illegal use of political influence for personal gain Kickbacks, bribes, illegal activities Boss Tweed: William M Tweed, leader of New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine; Tammany Hall Led large group of corrupt politicians Large kickbacks on courthouse Thomas Nast made public aware with political cartoons

Corruption at the National Level Patronage: giving government jobs to people who helped get a candidate elected Also known as the spoils system Not everyone was qualified Could be used for personal gain Reform took place under presidents, Hayes, Garfield, and Arthur Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883: created bipartisan committee to appoint federal employees

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