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WorksheetsCh.23
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed, leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring, in jail was
a)
The cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast
b)
Federal income tax evasion charges
c)
The RICO racketeering act
2.
Roscoe Conkling
a)
“Half-Breeds”
b)
Stalwarts
c)
Regular Republicans
d)
Liberal Republicans
3.
James Blaine
a)
“Half-Breeds”
b)
Stalwarts
c)
Regular Republicans
d)
Liberal Republicans
4.
Horace Greeley
a)
“Half-Breeds”
b)
Stalwarts
c)
Regular Republicans
d)
Liberal Republicans
5.
Ulysses Grant
a)
“Half-Breeds”
b)
Stalwarts
c)
Regular Republicans
d)
Liberal Republicans
6.
During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and the Republican parties was
a)
The Grand Army of the Republic
b)
Big-city political machines
c)
Political patronage
d)
Ideological commitment
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 federal troops from the South
c)
The election of a Democrat to the presidency
d)
Passage of the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act
8.
In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the U.S. Congress
a)
Passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America
b)
Negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China
c)
Did nothing, as it was California’s problem
d)
Sent many Chinese back to their homeland
9.
Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the U.S.?
a)
The disintegration of the Chinese empire
b)
The seizure of farmland by landlords
c)
The intrusion of European powers
d)
All of the above
10.
President James A. Garfield was assassinated
a)
As a result of his service in the Civil War
b)
Because he was a Stalwart Republican
c)
Because he opposed civil-service reform
d)
By a deranged, disappointed office seeker
11.
The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to
a)
Take a competitive examination
b)
Have a college degree
c)
Pledge independence from either major political party
d)
Present a written recommendation from a congressman
12.
The “Billion-Dollar Congress” quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by
a)
Providing subsidies to wheat, corn and cotton farmers
b)
Building an expensive new steel navy
c)
Expanding pensions for Civil War veterans
d)
Cutting tariffs and other taxes
13.
Which court case said "Separate but Equal" is ok?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Powell v. Alabama
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka,Ks
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