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| 312702867 | In the early 1900's, inflated currency actually came to the country through an increase in the gold supply. Earlier, William Jennings Bryan had sought inflation by ____________. | increasing the amount of silver coinage and silver-backed paper money. | |
| 312702868 | In the late 1800's, you live on an absolutely fixed income (retirement plan). Are you generally in favor of the unlimited coinage of silver? | No | |
| 312702869 | The Statue of Liberty was placed in the harbor in New York to encourage and welcome poor and homeless immigrants into the United States. | True | |
| 312702870 | The Populist Party desired the largest possible membership. However, a basic "flaw" in the organization cost hundreds of thousands of members around 1890. What was that flaw? | non-inclusion of the Farmers' Alliances failure to welcome African-Americans into the coalition as full participating members | |
| 312702871 | You are from a wealthy Protestant family, involved in manufacturing. Your family has been in the United States for several generations. You would like to see limits or an outright ban on alcohol consumption. To which political party do you belong in the late 1800's? | a. Populists c. Whigs d. Libertarians e. Republicans | |
| 312702872 | Which of the following terms is not compatible with the other terms on the list? | "hands off" governmental attitude | |
| 312702873 | In the Ocala Demands, the Populists demanded the abolishment of national banks. | True | |
| 312702874 | If the free coinage of silver is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in your life, should you--as a Populist Party member--nominate William Jennings Bryan as your presidential candidate in 1896? | Yes | |
| 312702875 | You have few skills and no formal education, but you have several strong political connections. Do you favor the Pendleton Act? | No | |
| 312702876 | You are a farmer. You support the unlimited coinage of silver and the sub treasury plan, but you oppose a tariff increase. For whom will you vote in the presidential election of 1896? | William Jennings Bryan | |
| 312702877 | In the Ocala Demands (American Perspectives), the Populists sought the free and unlimited coinage of silver. | True | |
| 312702878 | In the late 1800's, one of the items below was not likely to exist at the same time as the other four. Which of the following does not belong on the list? | an increase in the price of food | |
| 507848295 | Your railroad line has made a fortune through questionable practices such as rebates, rate discrimination, and pooling agreements. Do you support the Interstate Commerce Act? | No | |
| 507848296 | The Democrats lost 113 seats in the House of Representatives in the CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS of 1894. Why did this most likely happen? | A severe economic depression began in 1893 while the Democrats were in power. | |
| 507848297 | You run a small manufacturing plant that directly competes with British and German industry. Which candidate will get your vote in 1896? | William McKinley | |
| 507848298 | Which political party enjoyed OVERWHELMING POLITICAL DOMINATION between 1876 and 1896? | The Democrats and Republicans were almost perfectly equal in political results during the era. |
