WorksheetsGilded Age Politics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Based on this cartoon, which institutions was Nast criticizing?
labor unions
political machines
settlement houses
nativist organizations
political machines provides them with jobs and favors
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 was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
city council
political machine
municipal party
electoral politics
The political machines of the parties were powerful in large part due to the
civil service.
election system.
spoils system.
tariff system.
Which term below would most likely match the image here?
Horizontal Integration
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Protective Tariff
