missed class again, still sick and hating it.I got notes from people in class and they presented section 7-3Ch. 7-3 Politics in the Guilded AgeWhat was the political machine and what did they do for a city?-- Group of people who ran a political party in a city. (each city had dem political machine and rep. political machine). Immigrants liked them because a lot of bosses were immigrants, and they offered them money, food, and home so they would vote for them.Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.-What caused all this corruption in government?-patronage (spoils), lack of gov't law and leaders, greed, dishonest individualsWhat laws came about to reform government?- Pendleton Civil Serivce Act- ppl who worked gov't jobs had to take tests proving they were worthy of the job
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