Question 1

What is the practice of rewarding political supporters with public office called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Democracy
B)   Political violence
C)   Spoils system
D)   NepotismE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   federal lands sold to speculators
B)   loans extended to corporations
C)   tariffs imposed on luxury items
D)   taxes owed by individualsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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A)   Cleared up the confusion that surrounded popular sovereignty
B)   Prohibited slavery in the two organized territories created by the law
C)   Had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise
D)   Extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific OceanE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

As a result of the Dred Scott decision,

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A)   President Buchanan called publicly for the impeachment of Chief Justice Roger Taney.
B)   the presence of an aggressive Slave Power was confirmed in the minds of many Northerners.
C)   several Southern states threatened to secede from the Union.
D)   most white Northerners favored a constitutional amendment extending equal rights to African Americans.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following controversial measures gave additional powers to slave owners to recapture slaves, and angered Northerners by requiring their complicity in the return of fugitive slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fugitive Slave Act
B)   Wilmot Proviso
C)   Kansas-Nebraska Act
D)   Underground Railroad ActE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

What happened in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)   President Taylor called a special session of Congress for the purpose of repealing the Missouri Compromise.
B)   Some Southern politicians wanted to postpone California's admission to the Union and make it a slave territory.
C)   Several New England states threatened to secede from the Union if California was admitted as a slave state.
D)   Congress adopted an amendment to the California statehood bill that extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The results of the 1854 congressional elections were significant because they

Accepted Answer

A)   demonstrated strong support in Northern states for the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
B)   were the last time the South was assured of a sympathetic majority in Congress.
C)   marked the first time a sectional party based on a sectional issue had gained substantial power in the political system.
D)   resulted in such an even division of power between the parties that meaningful action by Congress was virtually impossible.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

Beginning with an Arkansas law passed in 1835, sixteen additional states allowed ___________ by 1860.

Accepted Answer

A)   no-fault divorces
B)   married women the right to vote
C)   single, married, and divorced women to own and convey property
D)   children sixteen years of age and older to choose their own marriage partnerE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the presidential campaign of 1848?

Accepted Answer

A)   Although Martin Van Buren lost all of the Southern states, he won the election by carrying the Northeast and Northwest.
B)   Zachary Taylor campaigned in favor of the exclusion of slavery in the territories.
C)   The number of votes received in the North by Martin Van Buren indicated a deepening division between Northern and Southern public opinion.
D)   Lewis Cass appealed to Northern voters because he called for the immediate abolition of slavery.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

The results of the 1854 congressional elections were significant because they

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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Which of the following controversial measures gave additional powers to slave owners to recapture slaves, and angered Northerners by requiring their complicity in the return of fugitive slaves?

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Which of the following is true of the presidential campaign of 1848?

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What happened in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?

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The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for _______________.

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Beginning with an Arkansas law passed in 1835, sixteen additional states allowed ___________ by 1860.

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As a result of the Dred Scott decision,

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What is the practice of rewarding political supporters with public office called?

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Exam 12: Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act:

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Which of the following controversial measures gave additional powers to slave owners to recapture slaves, and angered Northerners by requiring their complicity in the return of fugitive slaves?

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Which of the following is true of the presidential campaign of 1848?

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What happened in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?

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The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for _______________.

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Beginning with an Arkansas law passed in 1835, sixteen additional states allowed ___________ by 1860.

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