Political+Machines(1-4)

Political Machines were organizations that provided social services and jobs for votes. The machine was made up of a boss with precinct captins, ward captins, and district captins. Bosses and the county committee governed the party and machine, and also controlled the polticians. The election district captins mobilized and organized support at the neighborhood level. The pary loyalist supported the machine with votes and money for jobs, favors, and help. Direct primaries started to be more common than party nomination of the candidates and a judical review by state and federal courts were some of the reasons why political machine's lost their power. They most likely won't come back in the future either.
 * How They Worked:**

Immigrants supported political machines because they provided jobs and housing to them if they voted for their candidate. http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/USRA_Pol_Machines.htm http://www.britannica.com
 * Why Immigrants Supported Political Machines:**

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