Ch.18; Sect.4 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Scottish economist and moral philosopher; wrote an inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nation-wealth of nations 1776.
(1723-1790)
Adam Smith
_________was a period with many struggles for the executive branch (party policies, corruption, social issues)
Gilded Age
_________ controlled the nomination process.
Party Bosses
Presidents of the gilded age
Started with Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
Finished with William McKinley (1897-1901)
Senator __________ of New York controlled the Republican Party.
Roscoe Conkling
Three Party Factions (During Hayes Presidency)
• Stalwarts
• Half breed
• Mugwumps
Supporters of the Patronage System; Republican Senator Roscoe Conkiling and his supporters
Stalwarts
Supporters of Senator James G. Blaine; Rivals of Senator Conkling; Less corrupt but still accusations
Half Breeds
Reformers from NY and Massachusetts; Deplored spoils system and advocated civil service reform.
Mugwumps
July 2, 1881: __________ is shot in the back by disgruntled office seeker Charles guiteau: dies in September. Vice President __________ (stalwart) becomes president.
Garfield; Chester Arthur
__________ was killed less than 4 months into term. Claimed he was a stalwart. Led to Pendleton Act.
James Garfield
• Created Civil Service Commission
• Award government positions based on merit anti spoil system
• Not allowed to contribute to political campaigns
• Difficult remove for politics
Pendleton Civil Service Act
First Democrat since Buchanan (1861); Committee to less government & lowering the tariff; Vetoed more legislation than all previous presidents combined; Quote:”a public office is a public trust.”
Grover Cleveland
__________ tended to vote republican change support to Cleveland.
Mugwumps
1887
• Began federal regulation of railroads
• Created Interstate Commerce Commission (icc)
Interstate Commerce act
