<span>a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit</span>
Answer: William Mckinley was the last president to have been a Civil War Veteran.
Explanation: He was elected President in 1896, but was assassinated in 1901 by a man named Leon Czolgosz.
The political machines took bribes, controlled contracts, and they embezzled money.
Their organization was very corrupt.
Answer:
Overall, the institution of slavery and the failure of the competing interests surrounding the institution in government led to the collapse in the balance between slave and free states and the Civil War.
