Question

Which illegal practices were sometimes used by political machines such as Tammany Hall to influence public policy? Select the two correct answers.

A.
bribery

B.
campaign donations

C.
charitable donations

D.
kickbacks

E.
voter registration drives

Answer 1

Tammany Hall was a local organisation which started in New York and established its influence in local New York’s politics.

It started to gain much support from the Irish immigrants in order to get their votes during New York’s elections. The Organisation was actually helping the immigrants but gradually started act selfishly by bribing them and stuffed the ballot boxes with fake votes.

William Marcy, who was a petty chair maker became the Grand sachem of the organisation and amassed huge wealth. A political cartoonist had published all his wrong doings along with his ‘Ring’ which was evident caused ‘Boss tweed’ as he was famously called to face the downfall.  

Answer 2

Political machines such as Tammany Hall used A. Bribery and D. Kickbacks to influence public policy.

Tammany Hall was :

• a political machine that the Democratic party used to gather votes in New York City.
• made up mostly of Irish people who liked the efficiency of the organization
• behind most Democratic party nominations from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.

Tammany Hall did some good for the community but they also had some negative aspects to them. They for instance, engaged in bribery to bring people into power and then used those people to get kickbacks from the government.

In conclusion, Tammany Hall was a product of the politics of the time and were very good at the illegal things they did such as bribery and kickbacks.

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