The Tammany Society began as a fraternal and patriotic society, bust soon evolved into a corrupt political machine associated with the ______ which ran New York well into the twentieth century.

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The Tammany Society was associated with the Democratic Party and became a powerful political machine within the party. It controlled politics in New York City for several decades and was notorious for its corruption and use of patronage.

The Tammany Society Began as a Fraternal and Patriotic Society