Gilded Age Politics Notes/Powerpoint

1. Gilded Age Politics

2. 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.

3. Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 President Garfield is assassinated Only applied to federal jobs Spoils system continues

4. 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)

5. Political Cartoons Today

10. Tweed Political Cartoons