1. Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was based on
1. punishing the South.
2. treating the South like conquered territory.
3. readmitting all Southern states except South Carolina. into the Union
4. readmitting Southern states as equals of Northern states.
2. The Fourteenth Amendment
1. guarantees women the right to vote.
2. abolishes the poll tax.
3. guarantees equal protection of the laws.
4. provides protection against illegal searches and seizures.
3. The passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments
showed that
1. the states had increased their power at the expense of the federal
government.
2. segregation would no longer be allowed.
3. federal powers could be expanded to protect the rights of minorities.
4. the political and economic rights of women were protected.
4. The long-term effect of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
amendments has been to
1. extend civil rights to all citizens.
2. permit Congress to restrict immigration.
3. limit the power of the executive branch.
4. institute reforms in the structure of government.
5. After the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, African
Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression
mainly because
1. the amendments were not intended to solve their problems.
2. many African Americans distrusted the Federal Government.
3. Southern legislatures enacted Jim Crow laws.
4. poor communications kept people from reaming about their legal
rights.
6. All of the following were long-term effects of Reconstruction except
1. ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.
2.the end of slavery in the United States.
3. citizenship for African Americans.
4. Radical Republican political control of the South.
7. A major feature of Reconstruction was that
1. new federal laws and constitutional amendments attempted to
ensure equal rights and opportunities or African Americans.
2. the South rapidly developed into a major industrial center.
3. a spirit of cooperation developed between the president and Congress.
4. terrorism in the South was eliminated.
8. A significant characteristic of U.S. politics in the post-Civil War years
was
1. the end of discrimination.
2. greater respect for the presidency by the legislative branch.
3. mutual understanding between North and South.
4. domination of national politics by the Republican party.
9. The dispute between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during
the Reconstruction Era illustrates the constitutional principle of
1. equality of justice under the law.
2. federalism.
3. one man, one vote.
4 separation of powers.
10. During Reconstruction, African-American voters in the South generally
1.voted for Republican candidates.
2. voted for Democratic candidates.
3. showed no preference for Republicans or Democrats.
4. refused to participate in elections.
11. During Reconstruction, there was an increase in the power of the
1. individual over the state.
2. whites over the blacks in Southern states.
3. the president over Congress.
4. federal government over the states.
12. In the post-Civil War South, the system of land usage that replaced
the earlier one was
1. the plantation.
2. the self-sufficient farm.
3. sharecropping.
4. segregation.
13. Reconstruction ended when Republicans promised to
1. withdraw federal troops from the South.
2. recognize the black codes.
3. do away with the electoral college.
4. repeal the Fifteenth Amendment.
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