At the turn of the century, what problems (corruption) existed in the political system at the city, state, and federal level?
http://occ.awlonline.com/bookbind/pubbooks/nash5e_awl/medialib/timeline/docs/sources/theme_primarysources_Politics_21.html

Political Bosses/Machines
    William Tweed - Tammany Hall
    George Washington Plunkett & Other Bosses
    http://134.74.216.129/history/jaffee/summ/hist1724/projects/

Government Problems
   Spoils system
   http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/9/0,5716,70989+1+69195,00.html
    http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/s/s024000775f.html

How did the progressive period seek to fix the problems with our political system?
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/gildedage/summary.html

Government Reform
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/bus/A0827931.html
http://www.americanheritage.com/99/may/042i.htm
    16th Amendment
    http://www.nrst.com/16thhist.htm
    17th Amendment
    http://www.factmonster.com/ipd/A0647938.html
    initiative
    http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0825231.html
    referendum
    http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0841394.html
    recall
    Merit System (Civil Service)
    http://www.cs.state.ny.us/pio/mural/mural.htm

Muckrakers
http://www.bartleby.com/65/mu/muckrake.html
    Thomas Nast
    Lincoln Steffens - The Shame of the Cities
    http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jsteffens.htm

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