Deck 4: Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

Question 1

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Interstate Commerce Act

Answer 1

Answer not provided

Question 2

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Bland-Allison Act of 1878

Answer 2

Answer not provided

Question 3

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Grand Army of the Republic

Answer 3

Answer not provided

Question 4

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

Question 5

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Wabash case

Question 6

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Dingley Tariff of 1897

Question 7

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Munn v Illinois

Question 8

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
President James A Garfield

Question 9

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the McKinley Tariff of 1890

Question 10

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
President Chester A Arthur

Question 11

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Maximum Freight Rate case

Question 12

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Stalwarts, the Half Breeds, and the Mugwumps

Question 13

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894

Question 14

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
"waving the bloody shirt"

Question 15

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the tariff debate

Question 16

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the monetary-policy debate

Question 17

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
President Rutherford B Hayes

Question 18

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
James G Blaine

Question 19

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Pendleton Civil Service Act

Question 20

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Frances Willard

Question 21

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Grange movement

Question 22

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Jim Crow laws

Question 23

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Dependents' Pension Act

Question 24

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Susan B Anthony

Question 25

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Ida B Wells

Question 26

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Plessy v Ferguson and Cummins v County Board of Education

Question 27

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
"rum, Romanism, and rebellion"

Question 28

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the American Woman Suffrage Association

Question 29

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
President Grover Cleveland

Question 30

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
President Benjamin Harrison

Question 31

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the poll tax

Question 32

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the National Woman Suffrage Association

Question 33

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the White Hats

Question 34

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the "Billion Dollar Congress"

Question 35

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Civil Rights cases

Question 36

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
US v Reese

Question 37

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the presidential election and campaign of 1888

Question 38

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Mississippi Plan

Question 39

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the presidential campaign and election of 1884

Question 40

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Farmers' Alliances

Question 41

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the subtreasury plan

Question 42

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
William Jennings Bryan

Question 43

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Omaha platform

Question 44

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
William McKinley

Question 45

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
free coinage of silver

Question 46

Which of the following is true of political campaigns and elections during the Gilded Age?

A) Campaigns tended to be dull and unentertaining
B) The electorate felt no loyalty to individual politicians
C) An apathetic public saw political campaigns as a waste of time and money
D) Interest in elections and voting was remarkably high

Question 47

The political tactic known as "waving the bloody shirt" was actually the practice of

A) lauding the pioneer heritage
B) appealing for labor solidarity
C) exploiting Civil War animosities for political gain
D) advocating a militant foreign policy

Question 48

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the depression of the 1890s

Question 49

Which of the following is true of politics in the Gilded Age?

A) Allegiances to national parties and their candidates were usually evenly divided
B) The Republican party dominated Congress throughout the period
C) Popular-vote landslides characterized the presidential elections of the period
D) The party that controlled the presidency usually controlled Congress

Question 50

Instructions:
Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Jacob S Coxey

Question 51

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Eugene V Debs

Question 52

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
James B Weaver

Question 53

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
Karl Marx

Question 54

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the presidential campaign and election of 1896

Question 55

The late nineteenth century has been called the Gilded Age because

A) the government was firmly committed to the gold standard
B) the era was characterized by a obsession with wealth
C) the average American's standard of living rapidly improved
D) people from the countryside were lured to the rapidly growing cities

Question 56

In the late nineteenth century, politics, and especially election campaigns,

A) were seldom covered by the nation's newspapers
B) aroused very little public interest
C) often served as a form of recreation
D) seldom dealt with issues that voters deemed important

Question 57

Instructions:
Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Gold Standard Act

Question 58

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Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Populist (People's) party

Question 59

Instructions:
Identify each item Give an explanation or description of the item Answer the questions who, what, where, and when
Explain the historical significance of each item Establish the historical context in which the item exists Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic, and/or cultural consequences of this item?
the Cleveland-Morgan deal

Question 60

The two political parties in the Gilded Age

A) differed greatly in leadership and organization
B) worked diligently to heal the sectional divisions left from the Civil War and Reconstruction
C) catered to the interests of ethnic minorities rather than to the middle-class majority
D) were both split from within by factional quarrels

Question 61

Which of the following is true of the Mugwumps?

A) They believed that the federal government had an obligation to provide food and shelter for the disadvantaged within society
B) They believed that only righteous and educated men like themselves should govern
C) They were old-time, realistic, party-machine people
D) They were socialists in the Gilded Age

Question 62

This presidential candidate tempered his assault on high tariffs when running for reelection

A) Cleveland
B) Garfield
C) Harrison
D) Hayes

Question 63

Which of the following is true of President Chester A Arthur?

A) He stood against all attempts to lower tariff rates on manufactured goods
B) He stood adamantly against federal regulation of the railroad industry
C) He supported civil service reform by signing the Pendleton Civil Service Act
D) He was successful in strengthening the United States Navy

Question 64

Which of the following late-nineteenth-century presidents exercised the most vigorous leadership?

A) Blaine
B) Cleveland
C) Garfield
D) Harrison

Question 65

Which of the following contributed to Grover Cleveland's narrow victory in the 1884 presidential election?

A) He promised to increase the pensions of Union army veterans
B) A New York Protestant minister's attempt to slur the Democrats angered the state's Irish Catholics
C) It was revealed during the campaign that major railroad companies had made massive contributions to the Republican campaign
D) Republican candidate James G Blaine was unable to campaign during the last two weeks of the campaign because of a bout of influenza

Question 66

Railroad lines compensated for unprofitably low rates on competitive routes by

A) using fewer crew members on such routes and cutting back on the services provided
B) running very few trains on such routes
C) demanding special payments from the government for such routes
D) charging unusually high rates on noncompetitive routes

Question 67

Which of the following was a consequence of the United States tariff and tax system during the Gilded Age?

A) It caused a reduction in the wages of industrial workers
B) It lowered prices on manufactured goods by increasing worldwide competition among producers
C) It led to a surplus in the federal treasury
D) It began to threaten the survival of a large number of American industries

Question 68

Which of the following is true of the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act?

A) By putting more money into circulation, they laid to rest demands for inflating the currency
B) They expanded the money supply so much and caused so much inflation that even farmers began to protest
C) They did not pump enough new money into circulation to satisfy debtors
D) They ran contrary to the political trend of the day in that both were straightforward, uncompromising pieces of legislation

Question 69

Which of the following is true of late-nineteenth-century Supreme Court decisions concerning the Interstate Commerce Commission?

A) The Court upheld the constitutionality of the ICC, and its decisions significantly increased the commission's powers
B) The Court upheld the constitutionality of the ICC, but its decisions weakened the commission's powers
C) After chipping away at the powers of the ICC, the Court ultimately declared the commission unconstitutional
D) After initially handing down decisions that increased the powers of the ICC, the Court completely reversed itself and declared the commission unconstitutional

Question 70

A high protective tariff was usually favored by

A) Democrats
B) Populists
C) Republicans
D) Socialists

Question 71

Which of the following was true of American farmers in the late nineteenth century?

A) They enjoyed a great deal of economic power because they were primarily creditors
B) They believed that overproduction was the cause of their economic decline
C) They were not affected by the amount of money in circulation because they had very few fixed costs
D) They concluded that an inadequate amount of money in circulation made their debts more burdensome by keeping interest rates at a high level

Question 72

Congress's decision to provide generous pensions to former Union soldiers and their widows is an example of

A) the benefits associated with revenues from new income-tax measures enacted in the 1880s and 1890s
B) the government assuming responsibility to provide a safety net for the disadvantaged in society
C) an interest group using emotions associated with the Civil War for the financial gain of its members
D) an attempt by the southern Democrats who sponsored the legislation to heal the wounds of the Civil War

Question 73

Which of the following was a consequence of the discovery of new silver mines in the West in the late nineteenth century?

A) The price of silver increased to a level equal to the price of gold
B) The United States Treasury increased its production of silver coins, causing severe inflation
C) The price of silver on the open market dropped, making it more profitable for silver producers to sell silver to the government at the old sixteen-to-one ratio
D) Silver producers refused to sell silver to the government, which in turn stopped minting silver coins

Question 74

Policies to expand the amount of money in circulation were generally favored by

A) creditors
B) farmers
C) industrialists
D) wage earners in the Northeast

Question 75

Which of the following is true of President Rutherford B Hayes?

A) Although he had been a Union general during the Civil War, as President he emphasized national harmony over sectional rivalry
B) He worked for the passage of welfare legislation to aid the nation's poor and unemployed
C) He spoke passionately for the passage of legislation that would prevent southern blacks from being disenfranchised
D) He called upon Congress to enact legislation that would grant full citizenship to American Indians

Question 76

In Munn v Illinois, the Supreme Court

A) upheld the principle of state regulation of railroad rates
B) outlawed the practice of railroad regulation
C) declared state regulation of railroads to be unconstitutional
D) upheld ownership and management of the railroads by the federal government

Question 77

Which of the following is true of the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

A) It covered all federal jobs
B) It applied to incumbents as well as to new applicants
C) It permitted future presidents to increase the number of jobs covered by the act
D) It was signed by President James Garfield

Question 78

In the cliff-hanger presidential election of 1884, the phrase "rum, Romanism, and rebellion" may have been the key to the victory of

A) Chester A Arthur
B) James G Blaine
C) Grover Cleveland
D) Benjamin Harrison

Question 79

Which of the following was a major faction of the Democratic party?

A) African Americans from all regions of the nation
B) Staunch opponents of the spoils system
C) High-tariff proponents from the business community
D) Working-class men of immigrant stock who supported urban political machines

Question 80

The basic economic motivation of those who supported the coinage of silver was to

A) ease the burden of debtors
B) increase foreign trade
C) encourage reduced production of agricultural products
D) encourage increased production of agricultural products