Section+3+Politics+in+the+Guilded+Age

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 * political machine || An orgaized group that cotrolled the activities of a political party in a city. ||
 * graft || The illegal use of political influence fo personel gain. ||
 * Boss Tweed || The head of Tamany Hall, New York's Democratic political machine. ||
 * patronage || The giving of government jobs to people who helped the candidate get elected. ||
 * civil service || Merit system of hiring for government jobs. ||
 * Rutherford B. Hayes || Republican president who gradually reformed civil service. ||
 * James A. Garfield || President who was assassinated by a man he tured down for a job. ||
 * Chester A. Arhur || He took the presidency when the president was assassinated and became a reformer. ||
 * Pendleton Civil Service Act || Authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs based on merit. ||
 * Grover Cleveland || The democratic presidential candidiate in 1884 who tried to lower tariffs. ||
 * Benjamin Harrison || He defeated Cleveland for Cleveland's reelection and passed the McKinley Tariff Act. ||