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The Gilded Age
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The "spoils system" refers to:
Branches of public service
Forcing federal employees to make campaign contributions
The victorious party brings in new people for gov. positions
The process of signing off on irrelevant amendments on bills
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Ensuing
not active--lazy
disrespectful
following afterward
causing strong emotion
3
Election during which the Republican party was split and had to nominate a "dark horse"
Election of 1884
Election of 1892
Election of 1888
Election of 1880
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KEYSTONE WORD--Lucrative
Profitable
Discouraging
None of teh above
People who follow others' orders
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What kind of home is this?
Victorian Home
Cape Cod
EF Special
None of these
6
This presidential nominee was associated with railroads; he was from PA!
Cleveland
Hayes
Blaine
Garfield
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Election during which campaigns were focused on making the opposing candidate look bad
Election of 1880
Election of 1888
Election of 1892
Election of 1884
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Underlings--people who follow others' orders
True
False
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CONTRACTORS CHARGE A LARGE AMOUNT OF $ TO DO WORK FOR THE CITY AND GIVE SOME OF IT TO THE POLITICIANS WHO HELPED THEM
None of the above
Kickback
Lobbyists
Patronage
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Dialect
not active
Causing strong emotion
use of language to convince others
A version of a language
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PEOPLE PAID TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF A COMPANY OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS TO GOVERNMENT
Lobbyists
Underlings
Political Machine
Patronage
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Republicans opposed to Grant and corruption
Dark Horses
Mugwumps
Stalwarts
Halfbreeds
13
Group of Republicans opposed to civil service reform
Stalwarts
Halfbreeds
Insurgents
Dark Horses
14
Republicans (generally) support higher tariffs
True
False
15
President who worked to stop patronage practices in the Department of the Interior
James Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester Arthur
Winfield Hancock
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Keystone Word--Daunting
To grain of force support
Profitable
Discouraging
None of the above
17
Style of architecture during the Gilded Age
Functional
Victorian
Modern
Gothic
18
First professional baseball team
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Chicago White Socks
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Socks
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Type of literature about adventure stories that attracted young boys
Dime novel
Comic book
Twitter feed
Newspaper
20
When a politician hires friends or family for government positions
Shaking down
Free riders
Lobbying
Patronage
21
Style of literature focused on small town life
Romanticism
Yellow journalism
Local color
Impressionism
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What issues hurt the Republican party going into the election of 1892?
Supported English only in schools
They were against prohibition
The Rep. candidate was the incumbent (had previously served)
They supported low tariffs
23
This type of literature focused on small town life:
Victorian
impressionism
none of these
yellow journalism
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A lack of interest or motivation
Compulsory
Integrity
Apathy
Idle
25
What is a government surplus?
An increase in unemployment
A bill passed through the Senate
A large amount of debt
An excess of money
26
Graft refers to theft in political office
False
True
27
Artists Sargent, Whistler, and Cassatt are all examples of:
Realists
Socialists
Expressionists
Expatriates
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The Pendleton Act was a type of:
Presidential succession
Civil service reform
High tariffs
Election reform
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Compulsory
Version of a language
Mandatory
Disrespectful
lacking in good taste
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Apathy
IDK
lacking in good taste
lack of interest
disrespectful
31
Gilded means to make something better than it really is.
True
False
32
Newspapers during the Gilded Age
Were focused on informing, not amusing
Could be produced more cheaply than before
Contained little advertising
Were aimed at the wealthy middle and upper classes
33
President Grover Cleveland vetoed many
Tariffs
Votes
Land bills
Private pension bills
34
Mark Twain's secret identity
Stephen Crane
Joseph Pulitzer
Samuel Clemens
Thomas Nast
35
The Morrill Act of 1862 granted land to states to establish:
Hospitals
Colleges
Artists
Homeless shelters
36
Causing strong, fiery emotion
Integrity
Inflammatory
Apathy
Compulsory
37
Group opposed to high tariffs due to the belief they interfere with supply and demand
Free-traders
Mugwumps
Protectionists
Stalwarts
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President that succeeded President Garfield and passed the Pendleton Act
President Grover Cleveland
President Chester Arthur
President Benjamin Harrison
President Rutherford B. Hayes
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This President had a lot of corruption while in office:
Grant
Hayes
Trump
Lincoln
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Leader of Tammany Hall
Tweed
Thomas Nast
Blaine
Twine
41
William Tweed was captured due to a tip from a political cartoon
False
True
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Ambitious means you are eager to do something
False
True
