1. POLITICS AND POLITICAL MACHINES

2. POLITICAL MACHINE POLITICAL MACHINE An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and sold their influence to the highest bidder An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and sold their influence to the highest bidder

3. GRAFT GRAFT Money or an advantage gained or yielded by unscrupulous means Kickbacks

4. TAMMANY HALL TAMMANY HALL New York City’s most powerful political machine New York City’s most powerful political machine

5. GILDED AGE GILDED AGE The period between 1870 to 1900 characterized by serious social problems masked by a thin layer of wealth. The period between 1870 to 1900 characterized by serious social problems masked by a thin layer of wealth.

6. PATRONAGE PATRONAGE The giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected The giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected