What Best Explains the Demise of Party Machines

question 15

Multiple Choice

What best explains the demise of party machines?

• A)congressional reforms that prevented private party meetings in "smoke-filled rooms"
• B)Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth
• C)judicial reforms that ended the "pay to play" system of assigning public defenders
• D)progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

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Definitions:

Legal Battles

Disputes resolved in a court of law or through the legal system, often involving significant conflicts over rights, responsibilities, or assets.

Reimbursement

The act of compensating someone for expenses they have incurred, often in a professional or healthcare context.

Hierarchical Structure

An organizational system where entities are ranked one above the other based on authority or status.

Separate Spheres

A societal concept dividing gender roles, where women are typically associated with the private or domestic sphere and men with the public or economic sphere.