The Presidents Who Served in the Last Part of the Nineteenth

question 27

Multiple Choice

The presidents who served in the last part of the nineteenth century-Rutherford B.Hayes through William McKinley-

• A) were all largely incompetent and elected because of their personal charisma.
• B) lacked influence owing to the control of powerful state governors.
• C) were talented leaders but misunderstood by those who wrote about them.
• D) were overshadowed by party politics at state and local levels.

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