THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They paid with their votes
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They paid with kickbacks to the machine boss
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They paid by buying machine-sponsored products
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They paid “protection” once a week
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Political machines controlled the politicians and city decision makers. They made sure that enough people came out to vote in elections in order to keep the candidate that they wanted in control. Doing this ensured that laws and decisions made within the city pleased the boss.
Detailed explanation-2: -Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange. Supporters of laissez-faire generally favored this.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political machines started as grass roots organizations to gain the patronage needed to win the modern election. Having strong patronage, these “clubs” were the main driving force in gaining and getting out the “straight party vote” in the election districts.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the turn of the 20th century, many U.S. cities were run by collections of self-serving political machines. These organizations controlled access to political power by rigging votes, buying people’s loyalty-and their ballots.