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Dollars Dominate Democracy: The Politics of the Gilded Age

Dollars Dominate Democracy: The Politics of the Gilded Age. I. The 3 rd Party System: Republicans Rout Democrats. Republican Dominance:. II. Why Republicans Win. A. Waving the Bloody Shirt: The Grand Army of the Republic and Voting as you Shot.

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Dollars Dominate Democracy: The Politics of the Gilded Age

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  1. Dollars Dominate Democracy: The Politics of the Gilded Age

  2. I. The 3rd Party System: Republicans Rout Democrats Republican Dominance:

  3. II. Why Republicans Win A. Waving the Bloody Shirt: The Grand Army of the Republic and Voting as you Shot

  4. B. Rewarding Your Supporters: Patronage and the Spoils System

  5. C. Warning of the Immigrant Menace: Ethnicity, Religion, and Nativism

  6. III. What Do Republicans Do Once in Office? • SupportHigher Tariffs-- Ex. McKinley tariff = ~48%

  7. 2. Complain About Corruption – And Contribute to It

  8. Complaint #1: Boss Tweed

  9. Complaint #2: Garfield’s Assassination and the Pendleton Act

  10. Contribution: The Credit Mobilier Scandal

  11. 3. But Both Republicans and Democrats Ignore….. • Workers’ Complaints • Ex-Slaves • Native Americans

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