Gilded Age Politics

Based on this cartoon, which institutions was Nast criticizing?

• labor unions

• political machines

• settlement houses

• nativist organizations

Who was the leader of the corrupt Tammany Hall, New York Political Machine?

• Andrew Carnegie
• Henry Ford
• John D. Rockefeller
• William "Boss" Tweed

Legislation to reform the spoils system.

• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Blue Laws
• Pendleton Civil Service Act
• Political Machine

The use of one's job to gain profit.

• Political Machine
• Ghetto
• Graft
• Blue Laws

Why 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 business
• political machines fought against crime in the slums

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

What president was assassinated as a result of the spoils system?

• Chester A. Arthur

• Ulysses S Grant

• James A. Garfield

• Rutherford B. Hayes

What event was influential in creating the new civil service system?

• the election of Garfield as president
• Chester Arthur's political affiliation
• a change in Republican leadership from Stalwarts to Half-Breeds
• the assassination of Garfield by a frustrated government jobseeker

Under the Pendleton Act of 1883, some government jobs were filled by

• appointments made by members of Congress
• people who raised money for a political party’s election campaign.
• job applicants who performed well on competitive written examinations
• a quota system that balanced the number of jobs going to each party’s supporters.

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