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Journal #1
In this first journal activity, you may write about any topic(s) of your choice, but it is best to use the textbook to study.
- For this activity, topics should address content covered in Chapters 16 - 21 in the textbook.
- It is expected that, at a minimum, you are reading the assigned textbook chapters.
- You are encouraged to read collateral historical writings on topics covered in the textbook.
- This activity will consist of 10 separate journal entries; you will have a total of 20 entries by the end of the course.
- Each separate entry should:
- contain a minimum of 120 words.
- consist of a summary, paraphrase, and synthesis of material you are reading/studying in this course.
- be written in your own words - do not quote the work of others verbatim.
- discuss the subject matter that you are studying - do not simply agree/disagree.
- Your study involves, first and foremost, learning the nation's past; doing so requires a review of previously published studies, so you are encouraged to conduct research using outside resources, but be sure to draft your journal entries in your own words.
- Direct quotations should not be used; citations are not necessary.
- Do not copy/paste information from any source.
- No citations
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Politics in a Gilded Age
Politics of the Gilded Age was characterized by outcomes that were different from those
achieved by the industrialists, social activists, and inventors that brought glory to the United
States. This aspect of the American society contributed almost nothing to the developments that
changed the country. While the President lacked the power and authority to implement the
policies of his administration, the U.S. Congress was the bastion of corrupt practices that
transcended the federal political landscape to the local and state levels. An interesting dimension
to the politics of this era was the fact that all the atrocities of Congress were kept from the public,
which was largely because a majority of the citizens were concerned with the construction of an
idea society that void of the powers of the colonial days.
The Corruption of Politics
The political landscape of the United States under the administration of President Ulysses
Grant was a plantation for breeding corrupt politician both the federal and state. Political officers
and civil servants blatantly demanded bribes from merchants and the citizens before public
services were rendered. The award of government contracts for the procurement of military and
infrastructural services was not based on the capacity of the contractor to perform the job but on
the financial inducement that could be given to politicians and government officials. The Credit
Mobilier scandal involving the American Vice-President was the most notable among these
incidents and represented the highest level of abuse of political power....
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