Author Question: History views most of the presidents from the two decades prior to the Civil War as a. highly ... (Read 29 times)

mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

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.

Question 2

James Monroe, president from 1817 to 1825, was the first to assume a strong foreign policy. His famous Monroe Doctrine declared

a. that the United States would regard as an unfriendly act any attempt by a European nation to intervene on the American continent.
b. that the United States had an inherent right to stop foreign navies on the high seas.
c. that the United States would be aggressive in invading foreign countries that resisted its trade policies.
d. that the United States had a moral obligation to serve as a sort of global police force.
e. that democracy was the dominant form of government and should be heavily impressed upon weaker nations.