Politics in the Gilded Age

 In the late 1800s, new technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to

•  raise prices. 
•  lower prices
• raise quality.
• lower quality

Which of the following did the People’s Party—also known as the Populists—call for in 1892?

• tax breaks for businesses 
• a graduated income tax
• a new tariff law 
• gold-based currency

Which party won most of the presidential elections in the Gilded Age?

• Republican
• Democrat
• Federalist 
• Whig

in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.

• Nativist Act
• Mexican Reparition Act
• Dawes Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act

During the Gilded Age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....

• Philanthropy
• Labor Unions
• Political Bosses
• Credit Unions

During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election? 

• political parties
• El Chapo
• political bosses
• republican party

Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?

• Rural farms
• Urbanzied cities
• Subrebs cities
• El rancho

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 New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt.  For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.

• Daley
• Grant
• Tilden
• Tweed

What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?

• credit mobilier
• political machine
• corrected democracy
• electoral politics