Political machine Crossword
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
 
 
Down: 1) illegal use of one's official position to obtain property or funds2) the head/leader of a political machine, controlled access to municipal jobs and business licenses, and influenced the courts and other municipal agencies.4) the illegal use of political influence for personal gain5) taking illegal payments for their services, such as the Tammany Hall incident7) head of Tammany Hall, a powerful New York political machine, taxed people $10 million more than was needed for a construction project fort the New York County Courthouse Across: 3) a political cartoonist, helped arouse public outrage against the Tammany Hall heist6) an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city8) the giving of government jobs to people who helped the candidate get elected, a.k.a "spoils system"9) authorized bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates' performance on an examination10) an Irish-American saloonkeeper, worked his way up from precinct captain to Democratic city boss in Kansas City by aiding Italian, African-American, and Irish voters in his ward
 

 

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