Reconstruction Quiz

To be impeached means to be removed from office.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Impeachment is the process of removing an elected or appointed official from office through hearings, trial and conviction.

Who has the power of a veto?

• The President

• The Speaker of the House

• The Vice President

• A Supreme Court Justice

Andrew Johnson, President after Pres. Lincoln's assassination, took a whistle stop tour called the Tour Around the Circle, around the United States for what purpose?

• To promote the Radical Republicans system of reconstruction.

• To campaign for his election to his second term in office.

• To campaign against and discredit the Radical Republicans.

• To go on vacation.

What was the main objective of the Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War?

• To punish the Southern states for their rebellion.

• To restore the Southern states to the Union and rebuild their economy.

• To grant full citizenship rights to former slaves.

• All of the above.

Impeachment is a process that can only be initiated by the judiciary.

• True

• False

Who is the commander-in-chief of the military?

• The President

• The Vice President

• The Speaker of the House

• A Supreme Court Justice

Which amendment, ratified during the Reconstruction Era, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What was the main reason for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?

• For his support of the Radical Republicans.

• For his opposition to the Radical Republicans.

• For his involvement in a corruption scandal.

• For his mishandling of the Reconstruction Era.

Which act, passed during the Reconstruction Era, divided the South into five military districts?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

• The Reconstruction Act of 1867

• The Enforcement Act of 1870

• The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War?

• To end the Civil War.

• To free all slaves in the United States.

• To free slaves in Confederate-held territory.

• To grant voting rights to former slaves.