Chapter 7 Test Review

A mixture of people from different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and cultures is called a ____________________________.

• graft

• melting pot

• Boss Tweed

• patronage

2. The __________________________ was the 1907-1908  agreement by the government of Japan to limit Japanese  emigration to the US.

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• graft

• Gentleman's Agreement

• Tammany Hall

3. The growth of cities is called ________________________.

• Patronage

• Kickbacks

• Urbanization

• Political machine

5. An officeholder ’s power to appoint people, usually those who have helped him get elected to positions in government is called ________________________________.

• Graft

• Gentleman's Agreement

• Settlement house

• Patronage

6. The ________________________________________ was enacted in 1883, and established a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to government jobs by means of the merit system.

• Pendleton Service Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Patronage

• Political Machine

7. ____________________________ is the nonmilitary branches of government administration.

• Civil service

• Patronage

• Graft

• Tammany Hall

8. The Democratic political machine that dominated NYC in the late 19th century was called _______________________________.

• Boss Tweed

• Settlement houses

• Tammany Hall

• Angel Island

9. _____________________________ are the return of part of a payment, usually as a result of intimidation or a secret agreement.

• Graft

• Urbanization

• Melting Pot

• Kickbacks

10. The illegal use of political influence for personal gain is called ____________________________________.

• Ellis Island

• Graft

• Urbanization

• Patronage

11. A community center providing assistance to residents, particularly immigrants, in a slum neighborhood is called a _________________________________.

• Political machine

• Angel Island

• Melting pot

• Settlement house