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Clep Politics 1890 b
Politics & Money
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Democratic Party was split into two factions on the issue of a monetary standard--the ____ wanted currency based on silver, while the Goldbugs wanted currency based on gold. | Silverites |
| The election of 1888 was significant, because | It was the first time Republicans campaigned for a high protective tariff. |
| All of the following planks of the Populist platform of 1890 became law over time EXCEPT a. direct election of United States senators. b. secret ballot. c. restrictions on undesirable immigrants. d. national sales tax. | d. national sales tax. |
| Between 1877 and 1897, the presidency was characterized a. by a lack of leadership. b. by mostly strong presidents. c. by a tug of war between president and Congress. d. by an inability to gets things done because of Congressional obstructionism. | a. by a lack of leadership. |
| The Populist Party in 1892 attempted to build a coalition with which of the following groups? a. The urban working class b. Eastern small farmers c. Eastern small business owners d. Southern Democrats e. Western Democrats | a. The urban working class |
| Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the election of 1896? a. The Populists were able to deliver the farm vote for Bryan. b. Bryan was more conservative than McKinley. c. Labor split its vote between McKinley and Bryan. | a. The Populists were able to deliver the farm vote for Bryan. |
| The main reason the Populist Party declined was because | The major parties took over much of the agenda of the Populists. |
| Two Populist desires: | Free coinage of silver. Direct election of U.S. Senators |
| Fallacy regarding Populist views on the Electoral College: | They did not necessarily want to end it: they wanted direct election of U.S. Senators. |
| What movement followed Populism? | Progressivism |
| Populist stand on racial discrimination: | More likely to favor discrimination than to oppose it. |
| The most significant problem that Ulysses S. Grant faced in office was a. the unraveling of Presidential Reconstruction.b. his lack of understanding of the nation's problems and his lack of political experience. c. corruption in public office. | b. his lack of understanding of the nation's problems and his lack of political experience. 2nd was the corruption |
| a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit. | Pendelton Act |
| The Pendelton Act did which of the following? a. It reformed the federal government's civil service system. b. It established uniform rates for railroad freight and passengers. c. It established the federal income tax system. | a. It reformed the federal government's civil service system. |
| All of the following are examples of U.S. assertiveness in foreign affairs in the 1890s EXCEPT a. U.S. intervention in dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain. b. the annexation of Hawaii. c. support for the Panamanian revolt against Colombia. | c. support for the Panamanian revolt against Colombia. |
| The Southern states that had formed new governments by December 1865 had done all of the following EXCEPT a. ban slavery. b. ban wealthy Southerners from holding public office. c. grant the vote to African-American men. | c. grant the vote to African-American men. |
| The Grange lobbied state gov. to pass laws a. to force railroads to build track into remote areas. . c. to pay farmers not to plant certain crops when there was a surplus of those crops. d. to regulate railroad rates. | d. to regulate railroad rates. |
| Post-Civil War administration remembered primarily for its scandals: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| The paper money printed by the Union during the Civil War was called ___ . | Greenbacks |
| Greenbacks could be redeemed for ___ or silver. | gold |
| Between 1876 and 1900, the country's monetary system was a big concern in politics. The Bland-Allison Act passed in 1878 required the __ to purchase at least two million dollars worth of silver per month. | U.S. Treasury |
| The Bland-Allison Act was secured passage by people who wanted an inflated currency and supported the __ interests in the West who were finding new major deposits of silver. | mining |
| Between 1876 and 1900, the country's monetary system was not very controlled-there were many different forms of paper currency, gold and silver. Some people supported a __ currency, which they felt would keep the economy stable and prices low. | restricted |
| Supporters of a restricted currency believed that limiting the money supply would be good for the economy and would keep ___ from going up. | prices |
| The ____ was passed in 1890 to supplant the Bland-Allison Act passed in 1878. In addition to practically doubling the amount of silver the government was required to purchase, it made Treasury notes redeemable in gold or silver. | Sherman Silver Purchase Act |
| The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed in 1893, three years after it was passed, because it threatened to deplete the Treasury's gold reserves, which played a role in the __ of 1893--a major depression in the United States | Panic |
| Farmers were ___ by 1880 tariffs and so couldn't afford to buy anything. | unprotected |
| How did 1880's tariffs on imported goods affect the American economy? | Am.could no longer afford imported goods. American manufacturers raised their prices to the artificial high ones of imported goods: so Am. couldn't afford domestic goods either. |
| What dominated the workings of city governments in the late 19th Century? | Political machines and the politics of political bosses. |
| How did the political machines of the late 19th century portray themselves? | As champions of the poor who fought against upper-class reformers interested only in themselves. |
| Whose interests did the political machines of the late 19th century really serve? | Their own and those of their most influential supporters. |
| How did the political machines of the late 19th century stay in power? | They traded aid to the poor for votes. |
| How did the poor often defeat themselves in the late 19th century? | They took the aid of the political machines and blocked the election of true reformers. |
| Who did NOT support the political machines of the late 19th century? | The wealthy who lived outside the cities and the middle-class. |
| Where did the political machines of the late 19th century draw some limited support? | Indirectly, from organized religion and some industrial leaders. |
| Which political party generally supported protective tariffs? | The Republicans |
| Between 1870 and 1871 Congress passed the _____ -- criminal codes that protected blacks' right to vote, hold office, serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws. The target of the acts was the KKK. | Enforcement Acts |
| The _____ was created in 1865 during the Lincoln administration, in order to aid former slaves through food and housing, oversight, education, health care, and employment contracts with private landowners. | Freedmen's Bureau |
| A followup Freedmen’s Bureau Bill was vetoed by President ____ on February 19, 1866, and Congress failed to override that veto on the following day. | Andrew Johnson |
| The Bland-Allison Act in 1878, allowed ___ the to buy $2-4 million of silver. | Treasury |
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