Extra Credit tommorrow at the library blog about it no pictures. Email Mr. Bruns after you finish give him a link to it. If you can't find any informantion pick a topic from 5-9. It is and hour-hour and a half. Just going gets you 7pts. Assigned blog- family history-go back as far as you can, both sides if possible. Good presentations no more than 7 words on a slide basicly limit what you say so you don't read off the slides.What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?gilded means to be covered with gold. Not real machines, big group of politicians. Offered services to voters and businesses. Gained control over government. In pyramid-top-boss, middle-captains, bottom- grunt workers. Made parks, sewer, waterworks, schools, hospitals, orphanges, most were immigrants. Most of the politicians were immigrants so they no what its like for the immigrants so the immigrants are loyal to them . Make up names for voting. Graft-the illegal use of political influence for personal gain. Workers kicked back to political machines.Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.William M. Tweed aka Boss Tweed. Tammy Hall, NYC's powerful democratic P.M. Group of corrupt politicians to defraud the city. Construction the government were taxing them, 13 million instead of 3 million.1871 Tweed Ring broke, Boss got 120 counts of fraud, 12 years in jail instead went to jail for 1 year.What caused all this corruption in government?Dishonest individuals. Patronage- "the Spoil System" meant giving government jobs to citizens that helped candidates get elected, didn't know what they were doing.. Reformers-half breed tried to eliminate patronage. Rutherford B Haves- elected in 1876What laws came about to reform government?Civil service act of 1883- commission was set up to investigate the federal jobs to make sure they were being honest. Stalvarts- supported whether or not they thought it was right. This period of time was dominated by republicans.Pendleton Service Act- reduce the dishonesty factor, created strong alliance between the government and big businesses, required people to take test.Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?Grover Cleveland-first democrat, serve 2 non-consecutive terms. Reform.Benjamin Harrison-Reform.Ulysses S. Grant-Status quo-let scandals happen, one of the worst presidents, was famous because the civil war.Rutherford B. Hayes-Reformer-one time president.James Garfield-Reformer-was shot and killed because of it. Republican were worried about having a split party.Chester Arthur-Status quo-but he felt guilty because james garfield died because of him so he turned reform.William Mckinley- Status quo. Didn't do much.Status quo president- Stalwarts-follow the crowd don't want to change things, white rich males. Make sure every law that would pass would benifit the white rich males.Reform-Half-Breeds)-Stalwarts called the, half-breeds, they were the reformers, to lower prices, help out farmers, changing helping the people out. Democrats struggled, after civil war people voted republican because democrats were for slavery before the civil war.
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