When the federal government shut down in 1995, most Americans blamed __________
A) Newt Gingrich and his congressional allies
B) the Democratic Party
C) President Bush
D) the Federal Reserve
Answer: A
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President Johnson's advisers convinced him that __________
A) it was unwise to form a political alliance with Martin Luther King, Jr. B) he should not pursue significant social reforms C) the Air Force should not be used in Vietnam D) controlled military escalation could secure Vietnam
John Brown carried out a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in order to:
A) show his resistance to slavery. B) show his solidarity with the local slaves. C) spark a slave revolt among the local slaves. D) avenge the deaths of several antislavery activists in Lawrence, Kansas. E) seize ammunition held at the federal arsenal there so that he could return to Kansas and lead a slave revolt.
_____ was a derisive name for a northerner who openly supported the South
A) Abolitionist B) Filibuster C) Know-Nothing D) Doughface E) Free Soiler
How did President Johnson force a showdown with Congress over Reconstruction?
A) He pardoned Jefferson Davis. B) He dismissed General Ulysses S. Grant. C) He jailed Secretary of State William Seward. D) He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.