Which statement best describes the functioning of party machines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
a. Parties provided policy support to rural electorates in exchange for votes.
b. Parties provided jobs to rural electorates in exchange for votes.
c. Parties provided patronage jobs to loyal supporters, especially in urban areas.
d. Parties provided cash handouts to rural electorates in exchange for jobs.
c
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What does the term "nonpartisan election" mean, and which elected positions in California are nonpartisan?
What will be an ideal response?
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