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R 5. C 22 sec 1: Reform in the Gilded Age 1870-1920 ( Pg 630-632). There sure seems to be a lot of wealthy spending mixed with a large population of poor who are suffering…. “Gilded Age” is a term taken from Mark Twain…. Gilded” means ________________________ ________________________

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  1. R 5 C 22 sec 1: Reform in the Gilded Age 1870-1920 (Pg 630-632) There sure seems to be a lot of wealthy spending mixed with a large population of poor who are suffering… “Gilded Age” is a term taken from Mark Twain…. Gilded” means ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ It implies “falseness”. A time where government was “of , for and by the rich.” REFORMERS worked to end political corruption and limit the power of big business. • POLITICS: no true power behind the parties • President had _________ power than Congress • BUT voter turnout was __________________. • WHY? • Concerns the public had about politics: • 1. • 2. • REFORMING THE SPOILS SYSTEM: • President Rutherford B. Hayes (R) called to reform the: • President James Garfield (R)thought government jobs should be awarded by: • President Chester A. Arthur (R) worked with Congress to support the Pendleton Act and the ____________________________ which conducted ________________ for federal jobs. REGULATING BUSINESS: Interstate Commerce Act 1887: forbade practices such as ___________________ and _______________. Sherman Anti Trust Act 1890: prohibited businesses from _______________________________________. WHY was Sherman Anti Trust Act not effective in reforming business at first?

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