This party was led by Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and claimed to represent the interests of the ordinary people.
Who are the Democrats
100
This is “the assumed right of elected officials to control political appointments to un-elected positions.”
What is patronage
100
Pre-Civil War manners, customs, and institutions
What is antebellum
100
This president was assassinated only four months after his inauguration
Who is James A. Garfield
100
This party was created to expose corruption and fight for equal rights
What is the National Equal Rights Party
200
These are people paid to represent a company or a special interest group.
Who are lobbyists
200
Forcing federal workers to make political campaign contributions.
What is "shaking down"
200
A European-influenced movement that strove fore accurate representation of life
What is realism
200
This was the nickname for independent reformers in the Republican party
Who are "mugwumps"
200
These people defended the tariff as a means of nurturing fledgling industries in the United States.
Who are protectionists
300
This is an arrangement by whereby contractors would pad, or increase, the amount of their bills for city work.
What is a kickback
300
This man was elected president after Rutherford B. Hayes
Who is James A. Garfield
300
People who choose to live outside their native country
Who are expatriates
300
This man was president at the end of this chapter
Who is Benjamin Harrison
300
These people argued that a protective tariff was unfair government interference.
Who are free-traders
400
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A party-linked political organization that maintained power by controlling votes, controlling the courts, and controlling the police.
What is a Political Machine
400
This is a schedule of duties imposed by a government on imported, or in some countries, exported goods.
What is a tariff
400
Scare tactics used by journalists to get readers attention
What is "yellow journalism"
400
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A very influential woman during this time who is known as the nations foremost crusader for women's right to vote
Who is Susan B. Anthony
400
What is referred to as the “Magna Carta of civil service reform.”
What is the Pendleton Act
500
The man who exposed the corruption of Tammany Hall
Who is Thomas Nast
500
Another name for the patronage system
What is the "spoils system"
500
Mark Twain's real name
What is Samuel Langhorne Clemens
500
The two men reaped millions of dollars from their relationship with President Ulysses S. Grant
Who are James J. Fisk and Jay Gould
500
This parties strength came from it’s genuine devotion to the United States being a successful and functional nation.