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Chapter 15 Section 1

Chapter 15 Section 1. Politics in the Gilded Age. Gilded Age. Gilded means covered with a thin layer of gold Gilded Age suggests that a thin but glittering layer of prosperity covered the poverty and corruption of much of society.

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The Gilded Age

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Politics and the Gilded Age Terms

Politics and the Gilded Age Terms. Political machine Pendleton Service Act Graft Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland Boss Tweed Patronage Civil service Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur. The Gilded Age. 1870s-1890 Wealthy gaining control of politics

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