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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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Politics and the Gilded Age Terms

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  1. 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

  2. The Gilded Age • 1870s-1890 • Wealthy gaining control of politics • Political corruption

  3. Policy of Spoils System • Patronage: • Often led to corruption • Unqualified people hired for these positions

  4. Reformers • Rutherford B. Hayes: (1877) • James Garfield: (1881) • Chester Arthur: (1881)

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