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Politics in the Gilded AgeUnit 6- Immigration and Urbanization
I. Political Machine- organized group that offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial supportControlled political activities in a city
The Political Machine
Local precinct workers and captains
Ward bosses
City Boss
Tried to get votes in each block or neighborhood
Responsible for an electoral district (multiple neighborhoods)
Controlled politics/functions of city
A. The Boss:1. Controlled who got jobs2. Influenced judges3. Helped immigrants4. Built parks and school for voter loyalty
The Boss/Political Machine
City-dwellers/Immigrants
Jobs & Services
Votes
II. Boss Tweed- Head of NYC’s Democratic political machineTammany Hall
III. Corruption and the MachineA. Patronage- the giving of government
jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected
B. Graft- the illegal use of political influence for personal gain