6.4 Politics in the Gilded Age

• Match the political party with its economic policy during the Gilded Age:

  Republican Party ↔️ High tariffs and limited government intervention

  Democratic Party ↔️ Lower tariffs and more regulation
• Match the political party with its stance on civil rights during the Gilded Age:

  Republican Party ↔️ Supported civil rights for freed slaves

  Democratic Party ↔️ Opposed civil rights for freed slaves
• Both Republican and Democratic machines supported restricting immigration during the Gilded Age.

  False
• The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed to promote competition and limit monopolies during the Gilded Age.


  True
• Party bosses and political machines during the Gilded Age used the patronage system to reward their supporters
• Wealth inequality in American society during the Gilded Age was exacerbated by the patronage system.

  True
• The Gilded Age saw a significant increase in wealth disparity and social tensions.


  True
• The Gilded Age led to the U.S. becoming a major industrial power despite political corruption.


  True
• Democratic machines during the Gilded Age were more supportive of civil rights for freed slaves
• Which new government agency was created to regulate the railroad industry during the Gilded Age?

  Interstate Commerce Commission
• The political corruption of the Gilded Age undermined public trust in government.


  True
• What did the patronage system during the Gilded Age contribute to in American society?

  Political corruption
• The political corruption of the Gilded Age contributed to growing social tensions and inequalities in American society.


  True
• What period in U.S. history is referred to as the Gilded Age?

  1865 to 1898
• What was the system of patronage used by political machines during the Gilded Age?

  Exchanging jobs for loyalty
• Order the key characteristics of political machines during the Gilded Age:

  1️⃣ Patronage to maintain power

  2️⃣ Controlled nominations and elections

  3️⃣ Widespread political corruption

  4️⃣ Dominance of party bosses
• What type of economic policy did the U.S. government generally follow during the Gilded Age?

  Laissez-faire
• Order the following political scandals of the Gilded Age

  1️⃣ Crédit Mobilier Scandal

  2️⃣ Whiskey Ring

  3️⃣ Star Route Scandal
• Match the Gilded Age political scandals with their descriptions:

  Crédit Mobilier Scandal ↔️ Construction company bribed Congress

  Whiskey Ring ↔️ Government officials defrauded tax revenue

  Star Route Scandal ↔️ Contractors inflated mail costs
• Republican machines during the Gilded Age supported economic policies favoring big business
• The Gilded Age followed the Reconstruction
• Political machines were led by party bosses.
• Political leadership during the Gilded Age was characterized by the rise of political machines and party bosses, who used patronage
• The patronage system involved political leaders appointing supporters to government jobs based on loyalty
• What was the Crédit Mobilier Scandal about during the Gilded Age?

  Bribing Congress for contracts
• The Whiskey Ring scandal involved government officials and distillers conspiring to defraud the federal government of millions in tax revenue
• Which economic group did Democratic machines primarily support during the Gilded Age?

  Labor unions