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Political Corruption Test 1
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2008

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Samuel Argall:

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: 1st governor of Virginia colony. Kidnapped Pocahontas. Gained support of planters, people had to pay tribute to him, supplies were available by him, major source of income: partnership w Warwick- he protected the pirates and VA became a base for the pirate fleet.

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Robert Rich (Earl of Warwick):

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made money by controlling a fleet of privateers. Partnered w Argall.

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Benjamin Fletcher:

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was appointed governor by King William, responsibility = improve NY’s defenses. Was a professional soldier, told to end pirate trade. Corrupt- gave land to those that gave money etc; give pirates the benefit of the doubt

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Earl of Bellomont:

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replaced Fletcher, tried to fight corruption; cancelled some bad land grants of Fletchers. The elite were against him and he couldn’t fight the pirates. “I can have no one prosecuted here that hath ten pieces of eight

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Samuel Chase

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of MD; attempted to corner flour market. Price for American and French armies soared.

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Robert Morris:

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“Financier of the Revolution” got the contract for import of arms, a a guaranteed profit of 32K

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George Washington:

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expense account

Salary would have cost: $48,000

Paying his expense account: $427,000

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George Washington Plunkitt:

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Senator NY; Practiced Honest Graft: A part of the Tammany Hall Machine; Used inside info to make profit (buy land, sell to government)

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Lincoln Steffans:

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Goodman/badman: Good guy can be corrupted

Corruption= financial, social, not just political. It can happen to any institution.

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Pocahontas

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kidnapped by Argall

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Ken Tucker:

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Revitalizing Topeka

From Chicago

Developer had close ties to Mayor in Chicago- moved here

Found new Job 6 Mo later

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Paul Powell

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, died in Illinois, $800,000 in hotel room; 1966 (Bribe money is hard to get rid of)

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