WorksheetsPolitcal Machines
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the organizations that often ran city, county, and state politics during the late 1800s?
a)
political machines
b)
monopolies
c)
power brokers
d)
the mafia
2.
One of the most infamous party bosses was __.
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Boss Hogg
c)
Boss Don Corleone
d)
Boss Al Pacino
3.
Members of the machines rallied ______________to vote for them by offering services such as jobs, housing, etc.
a)
Immigrants
b)
rural workers
c)
African Americans
d)
Chinese
4.
The most notorious of the political machines was --------------------in New York City.
a)
Hull House
b)
Pendergast Hall
c)
Daly Machine
d)
Tammany Hall
5.
Reward for loyalty to a political party is called
a)
initiative
b)
favors
c)
patronage
d)
corruption
6.
This political cartoonist made it his mission to bring down Boss Tweed.
a)
George Plunkitt
b)
Roscoe Conkling
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Thomas Nast
7.
Cartoon caption: "The Tammany Tiger Loose-
'What are you going to do about it?'"
In this cartoon, what does the tiger represent?
a)
The influx of "new" immigrants into the U.S.
b)
The political corruption of the government of NYC
c)
The power of the "trust-busting" federal government
d)
The unlimited power of robber barons during the gilded age.
8.
During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by
a)
campaigning for womens suffrage
b)
advocating the use of poll taxes
c)
making improvements in urban infastructure
d)
providing public assistance for former slaves
9.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages.
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
10.
Which best describes the goals of most party bosses and politicians during the late 1800s?
a)
They wanted to truly help the voters, both new and old immigrants
b)
They wanted to stay in office and fatten their own wallets
c)
They helped immigrants settle into American life because it was the right thing to do
d)
They frequently refused to support certain candidates who they knew were corrupt
11.
During the late 19th century, urban political "machines" and those that ran them
a)
were only members of the Democratic Party
b)
were nearly always first generation Americans
c)
supported women's suffrage and equal rights for African-Americans in the "Jim Crow" South
d)
promised business contracts, government jobs, and money for the poor immigrants in exchange for votes
12.
The term Tammany Hall is associated with which 19th century issue?
a)
Presidential campaigns
b)
Indian wars on the Frontier
c)
urban expansion
d)
political corruption
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