a) What is a political machine?
b) Why is the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 important?
c) How did 'muckrakers' help push for reform?
d) What did the 17th Amendment state?
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a) What is a political machine? political machine is powerful organization that used both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public offce.
ReplyDeleteb) Why is the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 important?
Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 is important because the act set up a merit system for awarding federal jobs. 10 percent of government job applicants had to pass a exam before they could be hired.
c) How did 'muckrakers' help push for reform?
The muckrakers help push for reform because the saw how the immigrants live and work.
d) What did the 17th Amendment state? 17th Amendment states that Americans were allowed to vote directly for us Senators.
18) The Gilded Age and the Progressive Movement
ReplyDeletea) What is a political machine?
A political machine is powerful orgenizations that used both legal
And illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office.
b) Why is the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 important?
Arthur continued the push for reforms by backing the Pendleton civil service act, which was passed in 1883.
c) How did 'muckrakers' help push for reform?
These journalists were nicknamed muckrakers because they “raked up”
And exposed the muck, or filth, of society.
d) What did the 17th Amendment state?
The seventeenth amendment, which allowed Americans to vote directly for U.S senators before the constitutional amendment was passed in 1913, state legislatures had elected senators.
1]political machines is a powerful organization that used both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office
ReplyDelete2]the Pendleton civil service act of 1883 is important because Arthur continued puch for reform and it was a good start to reforming other government practices.
3]muckrakers wrote about troubling issues such as child labor ,racial discrimination , slum housing , and corruption in business and politics.
4] The seventeenth amendment, which allowed Americans to vote directly for U.S senators before the constitutional amendment was passed in 1913, state legislatures had elected senators.
Political machine powerful organizations that used both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office.The Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 is this law set up a merit system for awarding federal job.
ReplyDeleteMuckrakers help Muckrakers influenced voters causing them to pressure politicians into backing reforms.Muckrakers helped to unite progressives. Muckrakers influenced voters causing them to pressure politicians into backing reform.
a) What is a political machine?
ReplyDeleteA political machine is a powerful organization that uses both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office.
b) Why is the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 important?
Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 is important because the act set up a merit system for awarding federal jobs. 10 percent of government job applicants had to pass an exam before they could be hired.
c) How did 'muckrakers' help push for reform?
The muckrakers help push for reform because the saw how the immigrants live and work.
d) What did the 17th Amendment state?
States that Americans were allowed to vote directly for us Senators.
a) A political machines are powerful organizations used both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office.
ReplyDeleteb) The Pendleton Civil Act Service of 1883 was important because more than 10 percent of the government jobs applicants had to pass an exam before they could be hired.
c) Muckrakers help push for reform by exposing the muck or filth of society
d) The 17tn Amendment state that Americans can vote for U.S senators.