Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. What was the name of the act that raised tariffs to their highest amount yet?
  2. 5. civil service act What was the name of the act that authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system?
  3. 9. arthur Who was the elected independent candidates vice president?
  4. 10. service Jobs that reformers believed should go to the most qualified persons, are called what?
  5. 12. b. hayes What is the name of the 1876 elected republican president that could not convince Congress to support reform?
  6. 13. a. garfield Who was the independent presidential candidate settled on by the convention?
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  1. 1. What is the illegal use of political influence for personal gain?
  2. 2. age What was the name of the satirical novel that describes the late 19th century?
  3. 4. Since the 19th century, presidents complain about the giving of government jobs to people who helped a candidate get elected also known as what?
  4. 5. machine what is an organized group that offers services to voters and controls the activities of a political party in a city?
  5. 6. york within the decades after the Civil war, political machines gained control of local government in San Francisco and Baltimore. What if the the third state?
  6. 7. harrison Who is the President William Henry Harrison's grandson also known as the former Indiana senator?
  7. 8. clevland What was the name of the president that won the election of 1884 making him the first Democratic Party president in 28 years with Grover Cleveland?
  8. 9. guiteau President Garfield's assassins name is?
  9. 11. tweed What is the nickname of william M. Tweed when he became head of Tammany Hall?