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Political Machine
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Members of local city governments who control every aspect of city business
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Kickbacks
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Payments given to a politician from a job or contract
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Graft
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Gaining money or political power illegally
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Gilded Age
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A period of time in the U.S. known for its greed and corruption
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Populist Party
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They fought for government-owned railroads and cheaper money supply
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Cooperatives
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Formed by the farmers to pool their resources
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Gold Standard
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Used by the U.S. when it stopped mining silver
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James Pentergast
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Popular political boss in Kansas City, Missouri
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Thomas Nast
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Cartoonist who published many cartoons in Harper's Weekly
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William "Boss" Tweed
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Controlled Tammany Hall during the 1860s.
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Chester Arthur
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Became president after President Garfied was assassinated
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Benjamin Harrison
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Won the 1888 presidential election because he had more electoral votes even though he did not win the popular vote.
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William Jennings Bryant
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A free-silver supporter who is famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech
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William McKinnley
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His presidency brought an end to the power of the Populist Party
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Election Fraud
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When more people voted than were were registered, such as voting more than once.
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