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15 Cards in this Set
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Political machines
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Got there people elected
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Polititcal bosses
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led political machines
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Alexander Shepard
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A political boss
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James Pendergast
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A very well liked political boss
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Kickbacks
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Bribes or payoffs
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George Washington Plunkitt
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Atempted to defend the political bosses
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William Marcy Tweed
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Made the Tweed rign
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Thomas Nast
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Made cartoons making fun of Tweed
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Gilded Age
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A time when corruption and greed lurked below the polite and prosperous luster of American society
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Stalwarts
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People who opposed civil service reform
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James A. Garfield
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Republican party canidate
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Chester A. Arthur
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Vice president nominee
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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Established the Civil Service Commission to administer competitive examinations to those people seeking government jobs
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Mugwumps
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The Algonquain word for "Big Chiefs"
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Grover Cleveland
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Democratic canadate
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