In the late 19th century, local governments in many u. s. cities were controlled by political machines. which of the following was one of the characteristics of political machines?
a.
they played an important role in women's suffrage.
b.
they worked to lower taxes and reduce government spending.
c.
they were involved in various forms of corruption.
d.
they excluded immigrants from the political process

C. They were involved in various forms of corruptio

Explanation:

d) true or false question

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.