Question 1

What were the major issues that consumed congressional politics?

Accepted Answer

The major issues that consumed congressi

Question 2

The "little green ballot" that Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, referred to was

Accepted Answer

A)  a degree. 
B)  the Populist ballot. 
C)  earnings. 
D)  a railroad pass. 
A)  a degree. 
B)  the Populist ballot. 
C)  earnings. 
D)  a railroad pass.

Question 3

List and defend three ways in which the election of 1896 foreshadowed modern presidential campaigns.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1896 foreshadowed modern

Question 4

Evidence justifying the use of the label "politics of paralysis" to describe the American political system during the late nineteenth century includes all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the period was marked by relatively low voter turnout. 
B)  much energy in Congress was expended on political patronage. 
C)  parties used such devices as ethnic and religious appeals and entertaining campaign rallies to try to get voters to the polls. 
D)  a majority of presidential candidates came from Ohio or New York. 
A)  the period was marked by relatively low voter turnout. 
B)  much energy in Congress was expended on political patronage. 
C)  parties used such devices as ethnic and religious appeals and entertaining campaign rallies to try to get voters to the polls. 
D)  a majority of presidential candidates came from Ohio or New York.

Question 5

Explain several reasons anti-imperialists opposed the acquisition of the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

There were several reasons why anti-impe

Question 6

What is the best explanation of "free silver"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. government would promote prosperity by inflating the money supply through minting all the silver offered to it. 
B)  The U.S. government would promote prosperity by distributing cash subsidies to the unemployed, paid . for by recent mining bonanzas on public lands. 
C)  The U.S. government would support farmers by buying up surplus crops with silver coin ("lard money"). 
D)  The U.S. government would support investors by allowing the purchase of silver on the open market. 
A)  The U.S. government would promote prosperity by inflating the money supply through minting all the silver offered to it. 
B)  The U.S. government would promote prosperity by distributing cash subsidies to the unemployed, paid . for by recent mining bonanzas on public lands. 
C)  The U.S. government would support farmers by buying up surplus crops with silver coin ("lard money"). 
D)  The U.S. government would support investors by allowing the purchase of silver on the open market.

Question 7

Explain the rise of "Jim Crow"
politics.

Accepted Answer

The rise of "Jim Crow" politics refers t

Question 8

Which statement is NOT true of Chester A. Arthur?

Accepted Answer

A)  won the presidency by a razor-thin margin 
B)  endorsed the new Civil Service 
C)  sought to lower the tariff 
D)  known as the "spoilsman's spoilsman" 
A)  won the presidency by a razor-thin margin 
B)  endorsed the new Civil Service 
C)  sought to lower the tariff 
D)  known as the "spoilsman's spoilsman"

Question 9

What was the "battle of the standards"
and why was it important?

Accepted Answer

The "battle of the standards" refers to

Question 10

Starting in 1869, Massachusetts established commissions to investigate and regulate industry. The focus of many of these commissions was which industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  steel 
C)  railroads 
D)  consumer goods 
A)  textiles 
B)  steel 
C)  railroads 
D)  consumer goods

Exam 21: The Political System Under Strain at Home and Abroad

What were the major issues that consumed congressional politics?

The "little green ballot" that Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, referred to was

List and defend three ways in which the election of 1896 foreshadowed modern presidential campaigns.

Evidence justifying the use of the label "politics of paralysis" to describe the American political system during the late nineteenth century includes all of the following EXCEPT that

Explain several reasons anti-imperialists opposed the acquisition of the Philippines.

What is the best explanation of "free silver"?

Explain the rise of "Jim Crow" politics.

Which statement is NOT true of Chester A. Arthur?

What was the "battle of the standards" and why was it important?

Starting in 1869, Massachusetts established commissions to investigate and regulate industry. The focus of many of these commissions was which industry?

The First Civilizations of North America

Old Worlds, New Worlds

Colonization and Conflict in the South

Colonization and Conflict in the North

Colonization and Conflict in the North

Imperial Triumph, Imperial Crisis

The American People and the American Revolution

Crisis and Constitution

The Early Republic

The Opening of America

The Rise of Democracy

Afire With Faith

The Old South

Western Expansion and the Rise of the Slaveryissue

The Union Broken

Total War and the Republic

Reconstructing the Union

The New South and the Trans-Mississippi West

The New Industrial Order

The Rise of an Urban Order

The Progressive Era

The United States and the Collapse of the Old World Order

The New Era

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americas Rise to Globalism

Cold War America

The Suburban Era

Civil Rights Uncivil Liberties

The Vietnam Era

The Conservative Challenge

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