Ch. 7 Sec. 1/2

Organizations affiliated with one party

Control elections in city or state• Voter fraud

“Vote early and vote often” Buying votes

Spoils system• Politicians awarded gov jobs to loyal party

workers

Benefits to voters• Immigrant aid• Local municipal improvements

Benefits to the machine• Kickbacks• Political power

Problems with the system

Tammany Hall – New York City

William Marcy “Boss” Tweed• Was exposed for

illegal activities

Insert Thomas Nast crusader pic here

Cartoonist Thomas Nast

Civil Service- system includes federal jobs in the executive branch• Gain a job due to expertise and keep the job

despite which political party won James A. Garfield/Chester A. Arthur

• Charles Guiteau (assassin) Pendleton Civil Service Act

• A test created for individuals who wanted to work for the gov

Tariffs – high or low? Monetary policy

• The gold standard or free silver?

Where did the Republicans and Democrats stand on each of these issues?• Republicans- high tariffs• Democrats- low tariffs

Gains in the late 1800s• Increased access to

education• Increased rights to

property Primary goal – suffrage

• AWSA & NWSA = NAWSA Activists

• Susan B. Anthony• Elizabeth Cady Stanton• Carrie Chapman Catt