How did political machines respond to the needs of the people?
A political machine is a disciplined political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses, who receive rewards for their efforts. The power of the machine is based on the ability of the workers to get out the vote for their candidates on election day. A political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives like money, or political jobs.
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FROM THE 1840'S AND CONTINUING TO THE EARLY PART OF LAST CENTURY YOU HAD A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE AS WELL AS IRELAND THAT TENDED TO CONGREGATE IN HUGE NUMBERS IN SUCH CITIES AS BOSTON, NEW YORK
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