History views most of the presidents from the two decades prior to the Civil War as
a. highly efficient and proactive in addressing the major events of that era.
b. activists regarding sensitive issues such as the abolition of slavery.
c. weak executives that served a limited role in the political system.
d. effective in social issues but lacking in proper use of the military.
e. politically powerful beyond what is accepted in modern times.
ANS: C
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