PSYC 4030 Chapter : 9 11 13 Students
Document Summary
Name of period comes from mark twain novel (published in 1873) Investors are not personally liable for debts company- sell stocks. Loans, borrowing money from banks: ripple effect, growth in banks. Innovation used to improve profits: u. s. developed major lead in technology, urbanization. Want a reform, want officials to pass an exam: congress divided over civil service reform, 1881, garfield"s assassination prompted changes, garfield didn"t want civil service reform. Favored partisanship: 1883, pendleton civil service act, allocates certain number of jobs (civil jobs). Requires employees to pass an exam to get a job, not just get it because of their party. Rumors circulate that he has a child out of wedlock. Fathered a child and doesn"t take care of it: blaine supporters use this to try and take, blaine is catholic and a lot of fuss about catholics being heavy drinkers, cleveland narrowly defeated blaine.
