POLITICS AND POLITICAL MACHINES. POLITICAL MACHINE POLITICAL MACHINE An organized group that...

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POLITICS AND POLITICAL

MACHINES

POLITICAL MACHINE

• An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city and sold their influence to the highest bidder

GRAFT

• Money or an advantage gained or yielded by unscrupulous means

• Kickbacks

TAMMANY HALL

• New York City’s most powerful political machine

GILDED AGE

• The period between 1870 to 1900 characterized by serious social problems masked by a thin layer of wealth.

PATRONAGE

• The giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected

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