3. Well-Defined Voting Blocs Democratic Bloc Republican Bloc White southerners (preservation of white supremacy) Catholics Recent immigrants (esp. Jews)
1. A Two-Party Stalemate Two-Party Balance 3. Well-Defined Voting Blocs Democratic Bloc Republican Bloc White southerners (preservation of white supremacy)
The Gilded Age The Gilded Age also known as the Golden Age But was it really Golden??? What would cause it to NOT be Golden? Corruption… political scandal…
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Gilded age politics
Unit 8 Part 2 2013. 1. A Two-Party Stalemate Two-Party “Balance”
GILDED AGE Term used by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era. “Gilded” means covered with gold- so Gilded.
U.S. Capitol House House 1. Speaker’s Office 2. Committee on Ways 3. Cloakrooms 4. Mbr’s Retiring Room 5. House Chamber 6. Committee on Approp. 7.
TheAdministration. Gerald Ford – the Man Star football player at U of M, fought with the Navy in WWII. Won House seat and served 25 years. Was Minority.
Not a Chrysler or a Chevrolet The Administration.
Chapter 9 Campaigns and Elections Nominating Candidates Election Campaigns Money and Politics Electing the Candidates Campaign Finance Reform.
The Gilded Age What does Gilded Mean? Covered in gold on the outside, normal on the inside.
