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WorksheetsSpoils System/Political Machine
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the spoil system or patronage system?
A system to give government jobs and contracts to political supporters
An organization within a political party that controls administrative and political control over a city, county, or state
A commission that oversees the appointment of civil service positions
A group of corrupt politicians and businessmen who exploit the government for personal gain
What was the name of the act passed in 1883 to change the spoil system?
The Pendleton Act
The Progressive Act
The Corruption Act
The Political Machine Act
What did candidates for federal jobs have to do under the Pendleton Act?
Take a test to demonstrate their qualifications and skills
Make large campaign contributions to political machines
Accept bribes and payments from business owners and landlords
Arrange government contracts for businessmen
Who was the famous political cartoonist that helped bring down Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall through his illustrations?
Thomas Nast
George Cruikshank
James Gillray
Charles Dana Gibson
What part of the country did political machines control?
Urban (city) governments
The U.S. federal government
Rural (country) governments
Midwest
Political machines were created in cities in an effort to gain the votes of___________
immigrants
women
men
farmers
What were the organizations that provided immigrants with much needed money, food, housing, and jobs in exchange for their votes?
Settlement houses
Legislative automobiles
Political machines
Unions
The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-
Bill the Butcher
Andrew Carnegie
William "Boss" Tweed
John D Rockefeller
Many immigrants and poor families would be forced to live in dirty single room apartments called-
Poor houses
Brothels
Tenements
Debtor Jails
Laissez-Faire Economics
Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors
Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top
Supporters of patronage
stalwarts
reformers
half-breeds
mugwumps
Who supported the Civil Service system?
Stalwarts
Half-Breeds
Mugwumps
Republicans
