During the 1800's and early 1900's, some state and local party committees became ________________ dominating party activities. Committee members would promise new recruits money, jobs, and other benefits for joining and voting the straight party ticket. The Democratic Party was especially successful at using this method to recruit immigrants and inner city poor. These groups functioned largely as welfare organizations controlling elections through corrupt means.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Political Machines
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A. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act B. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act C. Elementary and Secondary Education Act D. Affordable Care Act E. No Child Left Behind Act
Welfare programs in the United States today are
a. diminishing quickly in importance because Congress no longer funds any major programs except Aid to Families with Dependent Children b. equally as generous as those found in Western Europe. c. more uniform and more generous than those found in Western Europe. d. less uniform and less generous than those found in Western Europe.
Government planning of new towns is absent for the most part in
a. Britain. b. United States. c. France. d. Brazil.
All of the following are considered civil servants except for ______.
a. police officers b. wall street bankers c. teachers d. environmental inspectors