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SCWilliams St5 ch 16
St 5 Ch 16 Politics & Reform The Gilded Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A series of rulers | Dynasty |
| What Dynasty ruled early America | Virginia Dynasty |
| What Dynasty ruled during the Gilded Age | Ohio Dynasty |
| Waht part of Government was not working | Checks & Balances |
| Who had power | Congress |
| The three influences on government were | Big Business, Common People & Civil War |
| What percentage of people voted during the Gilded Age | 80% |
| The two political parties during the Gilded Age were | Republicans & Democrats |
| The Republican Party was supported by | businesses & farmers |
| The Democratic Party was supported by | poorer farmers & developing cities |
| The three issues of the Gilded Age were | Tariffs, Civil Service Reform & Money Supply |
| The most corrupt Gilded Age President was | Grant |
| Removed the troops from the South after the Civil War | Hayes |
| The President who served tow unconsecutive terms was | Grover Cleveland |
| The most honest President of the Gilded Age was | Arthur |
| This President was assasinated during the Gilded Age | Garfield |
| This President ended the Gilded Age & made the U.S. a world power | Mckinley |
| James Garfield was assasinated because | of the spoils system |
| The Pendelton Act | established the Civil Service Committee & exam |
| This Political Party controlled the White House after waving the bloody shirt | Republican |
| The Interstate Commerce Act | regulated railroad prices |
| Populism was amovement to increase the political power of the | farmers |
| The People's Party or the Populist Party wanted | a graduated income tax |
| Exodusters were | the migration of african Americans to Kansas |
| In Plessy vs. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that | seperate but equal was constitutional |