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Chapter 16 Section 2

Political and Economic Challenges

1 / a system that includes federal jobs in the executive branch
2 / a law passed in 1883 that established a Civil Service Commission, which wrote a civil service exam
3 / using gold as the basis of the nation’s currency
4 / a system in which politicians awarded government jobs to loyal party workers with little regard for their qualifications
5 / What other issues did cartoonists like Joseph Keppler portray through their illustrations?
A / all of the above
B / current events
C / political corruption
6 / Which Gilded Age president was known for his integrity?
A / Rutherford B. Hayes
B / Grover Cleveland
C / Chester Arthur
7 / Farmers opposed the gold standard because they claimed that it would
A / cause prices for their crops to decline.
B / cause high inflation.
C / make the currency unstable.
8 / The Coinage Act of 1873 caused protest by
A / ending production of paper money.
B / allowing the use of both gold and silver coins.
C / stopping the minting of silver coins.
9 / Republicans argued that high tariffs would
A / make it harder for farmers to sell products abroad.
B / allow American industries to grow.
C / increase the costs of consumer goods.
10 / Which of the following encouraged President Arthur to pursue civil service reform?
A / adoption of the gold standard
B / loss of thousands of jobs in the U.S. Postal Service
C / assassination of President Garfield
11 / Which of the following describes Thomas Nast?
A / leader in big business
B / corrupt politician
C / political cartoonist
12 / The spoils system made political parties more powerful by
A / encouraging wealthy businessmen to donate money to the party.
B / filling important government positions with party supporters.
C / blocking legislation introduced by the opposing political party.
13 / In the late 1800s, the Republican Party
A / supported high tariffs but opposed the gold standard.
B / supported both high tariffs and the gold standard.
C / supported the gold standard but opposed high tariffs.
14 / What did political cartoonist Thomas Nast work to expose?
A / the illegal activities of “Boss” Tweed
B / the awarding of thousands of postal jobs in exchange for votes
C / the secret deal behind the election of Rutherford B. Hayes