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