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Chapter 20 Quiz
Enduring Vision - 20 - Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Pendleton Act provided for: | civil-service reform. |
| In which election did the presidential candidate who won in the popular vote lose in the Electoral College? | 1888--Cleveland won the popular vote, but lost to Harrison in the electoral vote. |
| All of the following were anti-imperialists who opposed U.S. subjugation of the Philippines except: | Alfred Mahan |
| American imperialists argued that U.S. participation in the race for colonies would do all of the following except: | cause lower taxes in the United States. |
| In the case of Wabash v. Illinois (1886), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that: | states cannot regulate interstate railroads. |
| The free-silver position of the Democrats and Populists in 1896 failed to win much support from urban labor because: | workers feared it would result in higher food prices. |
| The Teller Amendment was later partially repudiated by: | the Platt Amendment. |
| The yellow journalism of William R. Hearst's Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's World probably contributed to: | America's declaration of war on Spain. |
| The Mugwumps were: | Republicans who refused to support the spoilsman James G. Blaine for president in 1884 and switched their backing to the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. |
| Which of the following statements about Booker T. Washington is correct? | He secretly backed legal cases challenging disenfranchisement and segregation, but publicly advised African-Americans to accept the loss of the vote and segregation. |