Question 1

To fend off Cleveland's efforts to reduce the tariff, ______ gave the Republicans over $3 million in the election of 1888.

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A)   farmers
B)   business owners
C)   shipping companies
D)   Irish political bosses
E)   prohibitionistsF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The McKinley Tariff of 1890:

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A)   abolished taxes on sugar coming out of Hawaii
B)   was, oddly, championed by McKinley's rival, Grover Cleveland
C)   raised duties on manufactured goods
D)   was called "the America Stamp Act" by Britain
E)   lowered duties on manufactured goodsF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Compare and contrast the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. What were the similarities and differences of their approaches to the conditions of blacks?

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Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: Oliver H. Kelley
James B. Weaver
Charles Dudley Warner
Chester A. Arthur
Charles W. Macune
Mark Hanna
James G. Blaine
Jacob S. Coxey
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland

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The Answer of was McKinley's campaign manager and devised the is...

Question 5

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court:

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A)   ruled that a federal civil rights act could not extend to individual action
B)   decided that segregation on railroad cars was illegal under the Fourteenth Amendment
C)   upheld a southern segregation law
D)   ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of "equal protection of the laws" applied to private businesses
E)   voted unanimously to effectively end ReconstructionF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

In the presidential election of 1892, the Populist candidate:

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A)   won
B)   came in second
C)   did best in the Northeast
D)   won twenty-two electoral votes
E)   was also the candidate for the DemocratsF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 7

What were the main planks of the 1892 Omaha platform of the Populist party? How would these provisions have helped solve the problems the farmers faced?

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Question 8

The Supreme Court decision Munn v. Illinois was significant to understanding the power of government to regulate industry because:

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A)   it denied the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public welfare
B)   it upheld the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public welfare
C)   it denied the federal government any power to regulate any industry
D)   it upheld the sweeping power of the federal government to regulate any industry in any fashion it saw fit
E)   it decided that all government regulatory power over industry rested with city and town governmentsF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 9

Mugwumps were centered in:

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A)   large cities and major universities in the northeast
B)   the agricultural colleges of the south
C)   the Far West and major universities
D)   the Midwest and small colleges
E)   the land grant colleges across the countryF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

What was the purpose of the "subtreasury plan"?

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A)   It promoted deflation by withdrawing silver certificates from circulation.
B)   It re-established the gold standard.
C)   It allowed farmers to secure low-interest government loans.
D)   It reclaimed unused land from the railroads.
E)   It said that the National Bank could pull supplemental cash from private banks.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Why was the tariff passed in 1883 known as the "mongrel tariff"?

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A)   It was a tariff only applied to dogs.
B)   It called for different rates for different commodities.
C)   Its rates were randomly set each year.
D)   Its chief author was disparagingly referred to as "mongrel."
E)   It was named for Senator Charles Mongrel.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

In the depression of 1893, unemployment hovered around:

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A)   20 percent
B)   every industry, particularly construction
C)   50 percent
D)   as high as 75 percent in New York
E)   manufacturing jobs, but not the service sectorF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Through the Gilded Age, the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

James Garfield was the first southerner to be elected president since the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Booker T. Washington:

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A)   was born of a slave mother and a slave father
B)   had a Ph.D. in history from Harvard and wrote several distinguished historical works
C)   criticized W.E.B. Du Bois's "Atlanta Compromise" speech
D)   edited the Memphis Free Speech newspaper
E)   offered an indirect endorsement of segregationF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

One of the main reasons McKinley defeated Bryan in the election of 1896 was that:

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A)   Bryan could not win the support of rural America
B)   Bryan was a terrible orator who bored his audience with his speeches
C)   Bryan's "front-porch" campaign alienated many voters
D)   the Populists refused to support his candidacy
E)   Bryan got little support from factory workers in the citiesF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Discuss the status of the American economy as the nineteenth century came to an end. Be sure to include the issues of currency and the tension between the silverites and the goldbugs.

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Question 18

Describe politics in the Gilded Age. What were the main issues? What factors influenced voters to be either Republican or Democrat?

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Question 19

Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote in the 1888 election. How was he able to win the presidency?

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A)   Corruption by the political machines.
B)   His opponent died before he could take office.
C)   He ran in and won the 1892 election.
D)   The House of Representatives voted to overturn the election results.
E)   He earned a majority of the electoral votes.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

All of the following laws were passed during the Harrison administration EXCEPT:

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A)   Sherman Anti-Trust Act
B)   The McKinley Tariff
C)   The Sherman Silver Purchase Act
D)   The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
E)   The Dependent Pension ActF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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One of the main reasons McKinley defeated Bryan in the election of 1896 was that:

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James Garfield was the first southerner to be elected president since the Civil War.

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The Supreme Court decision Munn v. Illinois was significant to understanding the power of government to regulate industry because:

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All of the following laws were passed during the Harrison administration EXCEPT:

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Why was the tariff passed in 1883 known as the "mongrel tariff"?

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court:

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The McKinley Tariff of 1890:

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Mugwumps were centered in:

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Through the Gilded Age, the Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.

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