How did political machines gain and maintain power? apex
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Political machines started as grass roots organizations to gain the patronage needed to win the modern election and to maintain power.

Explanation:

The political machine is stated as the group of people formed an organisation to address the issues prevailing in the society or the community. This political machine formed as a group which will form the government by way of democratic method, modern day election.

The victory in the election will entrust the political machine to form an administrative government who will be responsible for implementing the public policies.

The authority to initiate the public policies will automatically entrust power to the political machine. A strong government in the federal setup will give the political machine to have a sustained power to administer.

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