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- 1. Multiple Choice
Based on this cartoon, which institutions was Nast criticizing?
labor unions
political machines
settlement houses
nativist organizations
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the corrupt Tammany Hall, New York Political Machine?Andrew CarnegieHenry FordJohn D. RockefellerWilliam "Boss" Tweed
- 3. Multiple ChoiceLegislation to reform the spoils system.Chinese Exclusion ActBlue LawsPendleton Civil Service ActPolitical Machine
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe use of one's job to gain profit.Political MachineGhettoGraftBlue Laws
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many immigrants support city political machines?Political machines were free of corruption
political machines provides them with jobs and favors
political machines put powerful "bosses" out of businesspolitical machines fought against crime in the slums - 6. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the law, passed in 1883 during the Gilded Age, that sought to reform government? It required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation. This law was passed in response to widespread political corruption and the assassination of President Garfield.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pendelton Civil Service Act
Underwood Tariff Act
Celler-Kefaufer Act
- 7. Multiple Choice
What president was assassinated as a result of the spoils system?
Chester A. Arthur
Ulysses S Grant
James A. Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat event was influential in creating the new civil service system?the election of Garfield as presidentChester Arthur's political affiliationa change in Republican leadership from Stalwarts to Half-Breedsthe assassination of Garfield by a frustrated government jobseeker
- 9. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Pendleton Act of 1883, some government jobs were filled byappointments made by members of Congresspeople who raised money for a political party’s election campaign.job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinationsa quota system that balanced the number of jobs going to each party’s supporters.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
city council
political machine
municipal party
electoral politics
- 11. Multiple Choice
The political machines of the parties were powerful in large part due to the
civil service.
election system.
spoils system.
tariff system.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho created this cartoon depicting the corruption of Boss Tweed?Jacob RiisThomas NastJane AddamsThomas Durant
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe scandal involving the Union Pacific Railroad & the bribing of Congressmen was calledBelknap ScandalWhiskey RingCredit MobilierTammany Hall
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe most notorious of the political machines was --------------------in New York City.Hull HousePendergast HallDaly MachineTammany Hall
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which term below would most likely match the image here?
Horizontal Integration
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Protective Tariff
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