Chapter 19: Politics In The Age Of Enterprise, 1877-1896

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Here's a quiz mostly about the politics during the Age of Enterprise: General overview of the politics The characteristics of the government Women and politics Race and politics in the south The Populists Political machines v. Mugwumps Also, this includes: The Supreme Court's role during the Age of Enterprise Individualism Social Darwinism Important figures

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1.

During the Age of Enterprise, most of the presidents were
- A.
  
  Democrats
- B.
  
  Republicans
2.

The Pendleton Act (1883)
- A.
  
  Established a Civil Service Commission that would fill federal positions by examination of the politicians
- B.
  
  Banned powers viewed by the state legislatures as monopolies
- C.
  
  Disenfranchised the blacks by creating literacy tests
3.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of politics during the Age of Enterprise?
- A.
  
  Passive federal government
- B.
  
  Political parties evading issues
- C.
  
  Presidential control of budget matters
- D.
  
  Absorption in politics
4.

The duties of the executive branch were numerous.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

During the Age of Enterprise, customs duties and excise taxes created a federal surplus.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

The tariff, a serious issue of the time, was supported by
- A.
  
  Democrats
- B.
  
  Republicans
7.

Cleveland's defeat in the election of 1888 motivated Republicans to create the McKinley Tariff.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Presidential elections during the Age of Enterprise usually ended with landslide Republican victories.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

The ideology of _______ was the idea that with self-sacrifice, determination, and hard work, any man, no matter how humble his beginnings, could rise up and become great.
10.

Horatio Alger was
- A.
  
  A Supreme Court judge
- B.
  
  A union leader
- C.
  
  A "robber baron"
- D.
  
  An author
11.

The idea of _______ _______ (two words) applied the theories of evolution and natural selection (survival of the fittest) to the government and the marketplace. It believed that government shouldn’t support those businesses and societies that couldn’t make it on their own (the “unfit” ones). Those societies that were “fit” (wealthy) would survive, and should be protected, because those societies were improving the species.
12.

During the Age of Enterprise, the Supreme Court acted as a guardian of private property rights, supporting corporations.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

The executive branch was the primary authority when it came to social welfare and economic regulations.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

The Supreme Court and the state governments both worked to protect big business using the _______ _______ _______ (three words).
15.

Party loyalty was a serious matter during the Age of Enterprise.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Which of these factors did NOT determine party loyalty?
- A.
  
  Sectional preferences
- B.
  
  Occupation
- C.
  
  Religion
- D.
  
  Ethnicity
17.

By the 1870s, the Democrats and the Republicans had developed formal and well-organized party structures, consisting of county, state, and national committees, as well as conventions.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

The Democratic and Republican parties were run democratically.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

No one opposed the political machines.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

During the Age of Enterprise, women advocated for suffrage.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

The Women's Crusade
- A.
  
  Was a movement for female suffrage
- B.
  
  Was a movement to close down saloons, because they were damaging to family life
- C.
  
  Was a movement of women who campaigned in favor of the Democratic Party
22.

_______ (one word, last name only) was a reformer who claimed that women should advocate for suffrage not on the grounds that they deserved equal rights to men, but because they, as wives and mothers, had concerns about the family and society.
23.

Democrats, who struggled for political control in the form of “home rule,” wanted to redeem the South from Republican domination; they were therefore called the Redeemers.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case (1896) the Supreme Court ruled that segregation wasn’t discriminatory if blacks received accommodations that were “separate but equal.”
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

The Populists supported all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
  
  A weak state
- B.
  
  The protection of land from monopolies
- C.
  
  The unlimited coinage of silver
- D.
  
  The nationalization of railroads and communications
- E.
  
  A graduated income tax