Which of the following is true of politics in the Gilded Age?
a. Allegiances to national parties and their candidates were usually evenly divided.
b. The Republican party dominated Congress throughout the period.
c. Popular-vote landslides characterized the presidential elections of the period.
d. The party that controlled the presidency usually controlled Congress.
a
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A major difference between Theodore Roosevelt and the presidents of the Gilded Era was __________
A) Roosevelt was much more aggressive in his use of presidential power. B) Roosevelt did not feel that labor-management relations were a vital issue. C) Roosevelt distanced himself from the growing influence of the press. D) Roosevelt was a Republican and they were Democrats.
The lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history was the _______ dynasty and lasted for eight hundred years.
A. Shang. B. Qin. C. Zhou. D. Han. E. T'ang.
One important executive power that Zachary Taylor promised Whigs he would give up except for times of emergencies was the __________
A) presidential veto B) power to appoint Supreme Court judges C) enactment of foreign treaties D) proposal of an annual budget
Colonists in both the North and the South established differences in all of the following areas except
a. patterns of settlement. b. economies. c. political systems. d. values. e. allegiance to England.