Most urban political bosses
a. tried to distribute favors in an equitable way.
b. were disdainful of local government and of the people they were supposed to serve.
c. retained their power because they knew people's needs and tended to those needs.
d. were thoroughly corrupt and assumed dictatorial powers.
c
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