The Glided Age Quiz
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Gilded
Age Quiz
1.
Why did Congress enact a Civil Service system?
a.
Because of public outrage over government corruption.
b.
Because of the assassination of President James Garfield
c.
Because the Supreme Court ruled that the spoils system was unconstitutional
2.
The basic problem facing farmers in the late 19th century
was
a.
inflation
b.
high foreign tariffs
c.
overproduction
d.
drought
3.
Farmers sought to solve their problems in all but one of the following
ways. Select the EXCEPTION.
a.
by organizing a third political party
b.
by establishing cooperatives
c.
by diversifying their crops and cutting production
d.
by advocating anti-trust legislation and regulation of railroad rates
4.
The Populists favored all but one of the following. Select the EXCEPTION.
a.
inflation of the currency
b.
abolition of banks
c.
a graduated income tax
d.
primary elections and direct election of Senators
5.
In 1896,
a.
farmers and urban laborers joined together to achieve a victory in
the presidential election
b.
the Republican candidate, William McKinley, won by the largest margin
in any election since the Civil War
c.
the country was evenly divided between the Democratic and Republican
presidential candidates
Answers
- b
- Because of the assassination of President James Garfield
- b
- high foreign tariffs
- c
- by diversifying their crops and cutting production
- b
- abolition of banks
- b
- the Republican candidate, William McKinley, won by the largest margin
in any election since the Civil War
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