The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 39

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"This is one of the last great battles with slavery.Driven from these legislative chambers,driven from the field of war,this monstrous power has found a refuge in the Executive Mansion,where,in utter disregard of the Constitution and laws,it seeks to exercise its ancient farreaching sway....Andrew Johnson is the impersonation of the tyrannical slave power.In him it lives again.He is the lineal successor of John C.Calhoun and Jefferson Davis;and he gathers about him the same supporters.Original partisans of slavery north and south;habitual compromisers of great principles;maligners of the Declaration of Independence;politicians without heart;lawyers,for whom a technicality is everything,and a promiscuous company who at every stage of the battle have set their faces against equal rights;these are his allies.It is the old troop of slavery,with a few recruits,ready as of old for violence running in device,and heartless in quibble.With the President at their head,they are now entrenched in the Executive Mansion. Not to dislodge them is to leave the country a prey to one of the most hateful tyrannies of history.Especially is it to surrender the Unionists of the rebel States to violence and bloodshed.Not a month,not a week,not day should be lost.The safety of the Republic requires action at once.The lives of innocent men must be rescued from sacrifice."
Charles Sumner,1868
-Which of the following was a long-term result of the political situation described in the excerpt?

• A) Presidential power was weakened for the next several years.
• B) Southerners controlled Congress for the next three decades.
• C) The Republican Party was weakened.
• D) Presidential impeachments occurred several times over the next four decades.

---

Definitions:

Line Positions

Roles in an organization that are directly involved in the core business operations, such as production and sales.

Authority

The power or right granted to an individual or organization to make decisions, give orders, and enforce obedience.

Market Share

The portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product, expressed as a percentage of total sales in that market.

Channel Members

Businesses or individuals that participate in the distribution channel, performing functions that add value in moving a product from the manufacturer to the customer.