Application of the pendleton act changed over time

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Assignment:

Answer the following questions:

What issues was Congress focused on during the 1870s and 1880s?
How did the Pendleton Act of 1881 attempt to eliminate the issue of patronage in the federal government?
How has the application of the Pendleton Act changed over time?
What types of people argued to expand the money supply and wanted more money in circulation? Explain their reasons for why.
What type of people argued for the gold standard and wanted to limit the amount of money in circulation? Explain their reason for why.
As a result of the gold standard, by how much did the value of the U.S. dollar increase by between the years of 1865 and 1895?
What does it mean when a currency or money is backed by specie?
What economic policy did the Greenback Party support?
What did the BlandAllison Act do? What segments of the population believed the BlandAllison Act was not effective enough?
Using an online resource or your textbook, provide a definition for the term tariff.
Why did Democrats object to the institution of high tariffs?
How did foreign nations respond to tariffs imposed upon their goods by the United States?
What factors related to national politics between Democrats and Republicans inspired the foundation of the Populist Party?
What policies supported by Grover Cleavand resulted in him losing to Benjamin Harrison for the Presidency in 1888?
From your perspective, what piece of legislation enacted by the "Billion-Dollar Congress" may have been the most impactful?
What unpopular measures were passed by Republican state legislatures that allowed for many Democrats candidates to win elections in 1890?

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