1. A Two-Party Stalemate Two-Party Balance 3. Well-Defined Voting Blocs Democratic Bloc Republican Bloc White southerners (preservation of white supremacy)
The Gilded Age The Gilded Age also known as the Golden Age But was it really Golden??? What would cause it to NOT be Golden? Corruption… political scandal…
1876 Presidential Election 1. James Garfield : dark horse Republican nominee for President Running mate: Chester Arthur The race between Garfield and.
1789-1797 George Washington was born on February 22, 1732.
Gilded Age Politics
1. A Two-Party Stalemate 2. Intense Voter Loyalty to the Two Major Political Parties.
CIVIL SERVICE REPLACES PATRONAGE Nationally, some politicians pushed for reform in the hiring system The system had been based on Patronage; giving jobs.
1. A Two-Party Stalemate Two-Party “Balance” 2.Intense Voter Loyalty to the Two Major Political Parties **note voter turnouts **note voter turnouts.
POLITICS IN THE GILDED AGE A18 06.01.14. Origins of the Term: Origins of the Term: Mark Twain’s The Gilded Age(1873)
Think About It What does the word “gilded” mean?
1. A Two-Party Stalemate Two-Party “Balance” 2. Voter Loyalty.
Honors American History Chapter 7 Segregation and Discrimination What other types of discrimination and segregation did they face? What were Jim Crow.
