Today we did presentation finished 7-3Ch. 7.3What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?group of politians- offered services to voters and businesses, gained control of government, made parks, sewer, waterworks, schools, hospitals, and orphanages. They took tax payers money and taxes were too high and then they pocketedTell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.William M Tweed, Tammy Hall, NYC's powerful democratic P.M.they pocketed all the moneyPolitical cartoonsBoss Tweed got 120 counts of fraud and 12 years in jail= 1 year when he got out then he was arrested again and escaped to Spain but was caught there too.What caused all this corruption in government?Patronage or spoil system meant giving government jobs to citisens that helped candidates get into office.weren't qualified for the jobsDishonest individualsWhat laws came about to reform government?Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 was a bipartisan civil service commissionRequired people to take testsTariff a tax on inports.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?status quo- don't change anything: Stalwarts (white rich males)reformers- change things: Half-BreedsUlysses S. Grant: Stalwart... turned his back on the scandal and let them happenRutherford B. Hayes: ReformerJames Garfield: Reformer... killed for it tooChester Arthur: Stalwart and then after Garfield killed he changed to ReformerGrover Cleveland: Reform DemocratBenjamin Harrison: ReformerWilliam Mckinley: Stalwart
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