What role did political machines serve in cities?
a. ensuring public harmony and safety
b. educating and serving the public good
c. providing honest voting and experienced public servants
d. alleviating racism and ethnic prejudice e. satisfying voter needs and making the bosses wealthy

Political machines in cities often e - satisfied voters needs and made the bosses wealthy. There were many different types of political machines around in different cities in the US for eammlpe aat the turn of the 19th century who themselves had different roles for the population and voter needs/desires.

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