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Chapter 23 Apush

front 1

Despite his status as a military hero, General Ulysses S. Grant proved to be a weak political leader because he

a.

was personally dishonest and corrupt.

b.

did not believe in the principles of the Republican party.

c.

was unable to get others to follow his lead.

d.

had no political experience and was a poor judge of character.

e.

lacked political ambition

back 1

d

front 2

The Pendleton Act required people applying for many federal government jobs to

a. take a competitive examination.
b. present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator.
c. agree to make financial contributions to their political party.
d. submit a resume listing their experience and providing references.
e. have a college degree.

back 2

a

front 3

In religious and cultural terms, the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from the

a. less orthodox traditions of Unitarianism and Quakerism.
b. Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness.
c. Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom.
d. scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society.
e. Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society.

back 3

e

front 4

One result of Republican hard money policies in the mid-1870s was

a. the rise of the American dollar against foreign currencies.
b. damage to the country's credit rating.
c. the return to the silver "Dollar of Our Daddies" as the dominant form of U.S. money.
d. the defeat of a Democratic House of Representatives in 1874.
e. a political turn to the Democrats and new Greenback Labor party.

back 4

e

front 5

In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that

a. African Americans could be denied the right to vote.
b. segregation was unconstitutional.
c. "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional.
d. the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to African Americans.
e. literacy tests for voting were constitutional.

back 5

c

front 6

The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved

a. public utility company bribes.
b. Bureau of Indian Affairs payoffs.
c. railroad construction kickbacks.
d. evasion of excise taxes on distilled liquor.
e. manipulating the Wall Street stock market.

back 6

c

front 7

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in

a. a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South.
b. the withdrawal of federal troops and abandonment of black rights in the South.
c. the election of a Democrat to the presidency.
d. Republican support for an inflationary silver-money policy.
e. a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad.

back 7

b

front 8

The national railroad strike of 1877 started when

a. President Hayes refused to use troops to keep the trains running.
b. the four largest railroads cut salaries by 10 percent.
c. working hours were cut back by the railroad companies.
d. the railroad workers refused to cross the picket lines of cargo loaders.
e. the railroads tried to hire Chinese workers.

back 8

b

front 9

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four?

a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Rutherford Hayes
c. Grover Cleveland
d. Benjamin Harrison
e. Chester Arthur

back 9

c