URST 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Tammany Hall, Political Machine, Of Machines
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Primarily on the second half of the semester. Will draw questions from required readings in discussion. The constraints on canada as a city (since the baldwin act in 1849) continued on throughout history. Although there are still limits on city powers, city politics still matter. When mayors build strong organizations and coalitions, they can influence local and daily lives of residents. City political machine: informal structures in urban politics. This metaphor is used throughout discussions of city politics (e. g. in. Some people use this metaphor as a critique --> where people say it is not actually democratic. Some people use this metaphor as a form of respect --> where people understand it"s a force to be reckoned with, but it is also corrupt. A structured, hierarchical urban political organization that is based on party discipline and loyalty. A social and political structure, that is goal-oriented. People view it as a structural and functional sense.
