Author Question: Fearful that their 1866 Civil Rights Act might be declared unconstitutional, the Radical ... (Read 27 times)

charchew · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

One result of the Reconstruction era for women was:

A) the establishment of an independent women's suffrage movement.
B) the temporary retrenchment of the suffrage movement.
C) the weakening of ideas about reforms for women.
D) that the vote for freed blacks made it easier to argue for women's suffrage.

Question 2

Johnson's acquittal established this precedent about removal of a president from office.

A) only criminal actions warrant removal
B) the appearance of criminality was not enough
C) political disagreements must have civil evidence
D) only treasonous actions are grounds for removal

Question 3

The Radical Republican intended the Tenure of Office Act to limit the powers of:

A) the planter Democrats.
B) President Johnson.
C) the Supreme Court.
D) Congress.

Question 4

Republicans found this effective in the 1866 congressional elections.

A) promoting reconstruction as restoration
B) siding with white southerners
C) provoking fear of hoards of disaffected ex-slaves
D) waving the bloody shirt

Question 5

Fearful that their 1866 Civil Rights Act might be declared unconstitutional, the Radical Republicans:

A) required each state to pass its own civil rights laws.
B) worked to gain full black male suffrage.
C) gained passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.
D) gained passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.