See the distinction?" -George Washington Plunkitt, 1905īased on this quote, Plunkitt most likely supported which of the following? (5 points)ģ)The passage below is an excerpt from Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle:
The politician looks after his own interests, the organization's interests, and the city's interests all at the same time. The looter goes in for himself alone without considerin' his organization or his city. "There's the biggest kind of a difference between political looters and politicians who make a fortune out of politics by keepin' their eyes wide open. This government act was passed in response to which of the following? (3 points)Ī)violent behavior from Chinese immigrants living in the Northī)nativist protests in the West against Chinese immigrant laborersĬ)complaints from immigrants who came from European countriesĭ)nativist laborers in the North who lobbied to CongressĢ)The following quote is from a politician in New York City: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be, and the same is hereby, suspended and during such suspension it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come after the expiration of said ninety days to remain within the United States."