• textbook --> pp. 642 - 656.
• AMSCO --> pp. 380 - 386.

1. What was the style of political campaigning and election practices popular in the  U. S. during the late 19c?
2. Identify the areas controlled by the Democratic and Republican parties at the end of the 19c.  Compare and contrast the characteristics of each party's supporters.  What were the policies and issues associated with each party?
3. Why were third parties important in late 19c politics?
4. List some of the major associations that became politically active at the end of the 19c.  What were their agendas?  How did they attempt to use the political system to advance reform?
5. Why was prohibition important to the political development of American women?
6. Why was the position of the presidency relatively ineffective at the end of the 19c?
7. What factors limited the efficiency and effectiveness of Congress during the late 19c?
8. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the late 19c spoils system as a means of selecting officials for the federal bureaucracy?
9. How did state and local governments address modern problems at the end of the 19c?
10. List the provisions of the 1873 Pendleton Act.  What impact did it have on the quality of government employees hired at the end of the 19c?
11. How did the issue of the protective tariff reflect regional as well as agrarian-industrial divisions at the end of the 19c?
12. What led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act?  Why did it have so little impact?
13. How was the demise of the Granger Laws related to the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act?  Why was the I. C. C. so ineffective?
14. Distinguish between the sound money policy and the inflationary monetary policy being debated at the end of the 19c.  Why did bankers and businessmen support "sound" money and farmers and miners support the inflationary monetary policy?
15. List the provisions of the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.  What was their impact on the money and credit issues of the late 19c?

                          ASSIGNMENT 2:

• textbook --> pp. 656 - 665.
• AMSCO --> pp. 386 - 392.
• Heffner --> pp. 235 - 247.

1. What economic issues sparked a crisis among farmers in the late 19c?
2. How did the Farmers' Alliance attempt to remedy the ills facing farmers?  How successful were they?
3. List the basic elements of Populist ideology.  Who was most attracted to Populism?
4. Why did Populism fail to get significant labor support?
5. What was the historical significance of the Omaha Platform?
6. What was the impact of the 1893 depression on American reform movements and on traditional American ideas regarding laissez faire?
7. Who was Jacob Coxey?  What impact did his people's march have on Washington?
8. What was the role of the Supreme Court in defining laissez faire policy?  How did that role impact reform efforts?
9. What were the immediate and long-range causes of the Panic of 1893?
10. Why did developments after 1873 lead to the coalition of farmers and miners on behalf of silver coinage?
11. Explain the key issues of the debate over the gold standard.
12. Why did the gold issue split the Democratic Party?
13. How did William Jennings Bryan win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1896?  How did his candidacy create a dilemma for the Populist Party?
14. What role did Mark Hanna play in the 1896 election?
15. How did President McKinley handle the bimetallism question?

DBQ ---> AMSCO [pp. 395 - 399]