Held vast power in many cities in the 1880s.
Local governments provided few services.
Political bosses helped people find jobs, and
homes, built parks and constructed
INFRASCTURCTURE and funded police, and
fire departments.
In return, the bosses expected votes from
citizens and" donations” from municipal
governments. Many political bosses were
affiliated with ORGANIZED CRIME; the most
NOTORIOUS was News York City’s “BOSS”
TWEED
Held vast power in many cities in the 1880s.
Local governments provided few services.
Political bosses helped people find jobs, and
homes, built parks and constructed
INFRASCTURCTURE and funded police, and
fire departments.
In return, the bosses expected votes from
citizens and" donations” from municipal
governments. Many political bosses were
affiliated with ORGANIZED CRIME; the most
NOTORIOUS was News York City’s “BOSS”
TWEED
Held vast power in many cities in the 1880s.
Local governments provided few services.
Political bosses helped people find jobs, and
homes, built parks and constructed
INFRASCTURCTURE and funded police, and
fire departments.
In return, the bosses expected votes from
citizens and" donations” from municipal
governments. Many political bosses were
affiliated with ORGANIZED CRIME; the most
NOTORIOUS was News York City’s “BOSS”
TWEED
The term means hatred and
fear of FOREIGNERS.
Nativism has a long history
in American politics. Nearly
all political parties have
exploited it at one time or
another for political
advantage.
The KNOW-NOTHING Party
was founded on NATIVISM;
its members were united by
their hatred for Irish,
German, and Catholic
immigrants.
NATIVISM tends to be
stronger in times of
ECONOMIC
DEPRESSION.
The demands of the platform included FREE and
UNLIMITED Coinage of SILVER, a graduated
income tax, and government ownership of the
telephone, telegraph, and railroad industries
Many of these ideas were later adopted by the
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
This system had been in place long before Jackson, but
his name is tied to its because he endorsed its usage
In general, officials were replaced by those loyal
to the new administration; they were not always the
most qualified for the positions
Over the span of several presidential terms, the system
led to CORRUPTION & INEFFICIENCY; it was ended
with the passage of the PENDLETON ACT
In general, was ended with the passage of the
PENDLETON ACT
Was passed to end the PERVASIVE practice of elected officials
awarding their financial or electoral supporters with government
jobs.
The Act created the CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, which
oversees examinations for governmental employees.
Mugwumps – Groups that left Republican Party to become
Democrats; this group heavily favored civil service reform
and mistrusted James Blaine as the presidential nominee,
as the group suspected his involvement in past corruption
Election of 1880 united Garfield, a Half-Breed, and
Vice President Chester Arthur, a Stawart.
Is considered the father of MODERN ARCHITECTURE. In the
late 1800s, he developed the STEEL FRAME that allowed
buildings to be built higher and higher, creating the
SKYSCRAPER we know today.
He is also credited with the phrase “form follows function”; the
credo of modernist architecture and a rejection of the ornate
buildings of the past. Among his followers was Frank Lloyd
Wright.
The items listed would most likely be referred
to in reference to Progressive Era Reforms
(progress and safety for people)----
Democratic reforms were made throughout
states, opposed monopolies and wanted a
more “ACTIVIST” government and to
continued CAPITALISM.
Reforms helped develop the 16th, 17th, and
19th Amendments
Wrote Democracy in America, reflecting his interest in
the American Democratic process
Assessed the American attempt to have
both liberty and equality
Provided an outsider’s objective view of the AGE of
JACKSON
Was written by the Frenchman
Tocqueville, who traveled the USA in the
1830s. The Book is a study of the
American political culture.
In it, he expresses his admiration for the
lack of a PERMANENT ARISTORCRACY
in the USA, which, combined with
untapped land and resources of the
West, provides Americans with
numerous opportunities to better
themselves through hard work and
education.