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Why did urban immigrants support political machines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Recent immigrants relied on political machines for jobs.Urban bosses helped immigrants in criminal cases.Immigrants supported political machines politically
Why did immigrants support political machines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
The immigrants supported the political machines because being immigrants they needed money, places to live and things of that nature. the political machines took great advantage of this by giving them places to live, jobs, food in exchange for their votes on election day.
Which president started the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters?
Andrew Jackson
Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?
According to the social security website:Neither immigrants nor anyone else is able to collect Social Security benefits without someone paying Social Security payroll taxes into the system. The conditions under which Social Security benefits are payable, and to whom, can be found in the http://wiki.answers.com/../pubs/10024.html.The question confuses the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program with Social Security. SSI is a federal welfare program and no contributions, from immigrants or citizens or anyone else, is required for eligibility. Under certain conditions, immigrants can qualify for SSI benefits. The SSI program was an initiative of the Nixon Administration and was signed into law by President Nixon on October 30, 1972.An explanation of the basics of Social Security, and the distinction between Social Security and SSI, can be found http://wiki.answers.com/../pubs/englist.html.
How did political bosses help immigrants?
The political bosses helped immigrants by providing jobs on the public payroll, getting housing for new arrivals, giving the needy gifts of food and clothing, patching up minor scrapes with the law, and helping schools, parks, and hospitals get built in immigrant neighborhoods. The bosses only did these things so the immigrants would vote for them and their party.
What single act wrote black people out of the political system?
The Naturalization Act of 1970 wrote African Americans out of the political system by giving voting rights to certain immigrants and all white men, not African American men or women.
Did Jefferson davis have political leadership skills?
No. When things started going badly, he failed to tour the country giving speeches. He just stayed at home, making appeals for loyalty.
What was giving political preference to friends?
cronyism
The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as?
The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as the spoils system.
In the early 1800s new state constitutions expanded the electorate by giving the vote to?
new immigrants
In the early 1800 new state constitutions expanded the electorate by giving the vote to?
new immigrants
In the early 1800 new state constitution expanded the electorate by giving the vote to?
new immigrants
