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Spoils System/Political Machine

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the spoil system or patronage system?

a)

A system to give government jobs and contracts to political supporters

b)

An organization within a political party that controls administrative and political control over a city, county, or state

c)

A commission that oversees the appointment of civil service positions

d)

A group of corrupt politicians and businessmen who exploit the government for personal gain

2.

What was the name of the act passed in 1883 to change the spoil system?

a)

The Pendleton Act

b)

The Progressive Act

c)

The Corruption Act

d)

The Political Machine Act

3.

What did candidates for federal jobs have to do under the Pendleton Act?

a)

Take a test to demonstrate their qualifications and skills

b)

Make large campaign contributions to political machines

c)

Accept bribes and payments from business owners and landlords

d)

Arrange government contracts for businessmen

4.

Who was the famous political cartoonist that helped bring down Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall through his illustrations?

a)

Thomas Nast

b)

George Cruikshank

c)

James Gillray

d)

Charles Dana Gibson

5.

What part of the country did political machines control?

a)

Urban (city) governments

b)

The U.S. federal government

c)

Rural (country) governments

d)

Midwest

6.

Political machines were created in cities in an effort to gain the votes of___________

a)

immigrants

b)

women

c)

men

d)

farmers

7.

What were the organizations that provided immigrants with much needed money, food, housing, and jobs in exchange for their votes?

a)

Settlement houses

b)

Legislative automobiles

c)

Political machines

d)

Unions

8.

The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-

a)

Bill the Butcher

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

William "Boss" Tweed

d)

John D Rockefeller

9.
Politicians practice of rewarding their political supporters, family, and friends with government jobs was known as ____.
a)
patronage
b)
Dishonest Graft
c)
Kickbacks
d)
Honest Graft
10.

Many immigrants and poor families would be forced to live in dirty single room apartments called-

a)

Poor houses

b)

Brothels

c)

Tenements

d)

Debtor Jails

11.

Laissez-Faire Economics

a)

Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices

b)

A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products

c)

A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors

d)

Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top

12.

Supporters of patronage

a)

stalwarts

b)

reformers

c)

half-breeds

d)

mugwumps

13.

Who supported the Civil Service system?

a)

Stalwarts

b)

Half-Breeds

c)

Mugwumps

d)

Republicans