Political Corruption Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. Nonmilitary government employees.
  2. 7. A political machine in New York City.
  3. 8. The use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.
  4. 10. A person who controls a faction or local branch of a political party.
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  1. 1. Another word for political corruption.
  2. 2. Businesses that take mineral resources from the earth.
  3. 4. An organization consisting of full-time politicians whose main goal was to remain in political power and keep the money and influence that went with it.
  4. 5. The practice of politicians giving jobs to friends and supporters.
  5. 6. A reform movement calling for moderation in drinking alcohol.
  6. 9. An 1883 federal law that limited patronage by creating a civil service commission to administer exams for certain nonmilitary government jobs.