gilded age politics
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Gilded Age Politics
Terms
Graft: –noun
Using political connections for personal gain, such as bribes
Spoils System:
Appointing people to public jobs in return for political favors, even when they’re not qualified.
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
• President Garfield is assassinated• Only applied to federal jobs• Spoils system continues
Boss Tweed
• Corrupt political leader in New York City
• Stole $200 million from New York City taxpayers ($1.5-2 billion today)
• Carpenter was paid $360,751 for one month's labor (~$5million today)
Political Cartoons Today
Tweed Political Cartoons