Question

question 1-15
what does the cycle depicted in the diagram suggest about the long - term impact of political machines on urban politics?
diagram: how the political machine works, with elements like residents vote for candidates supported by political machines; machines maintain power over city governments; political machines work to control city politics; run by powerful boss who has influence with or over city officials; machines hand out jobs, contracts, and favors to city residents
options:

• they eliminated corruption in city governments.
• they established a self - sustaining system of influence and control.
• they created a temporary system of reform to regulate businesses.
• they weakened the role of voters in elections so candidates could bypass voters.

Explanation:

El diagrama muestra el ciclo del funcionamiento de las máquinas políticas: ganan votos al apoyar candidatos, mantienen el poder, controlan la política, tienen "bosses" con influencia, entregan beneficios a los residentes para ganar votos. Esto forma un sistema auto-sostenible de influencia y control. La opción "eliminaron corrupción" es incorrecta (las máquinas a menudo tenían corrupción). "Sistema temporal de reforma" no coincide (no eran de reforma). "Debilitar el papel de votantes" no es el enfoque del ciclo (el ciclo es sobre mantenerse con votos y beneficios). La opción correcta es la que menciona el sistema auto-sostenible.

Answer:

B. They established a self - sustaining system of influence and control.