What Nineteenth-Century Event or Situation Does the Text Cite as the Source

question 114

Multiple Choice

What nineteenth-century event or situation does the text cite as the source of the diminished prestige of state governments?

• A)The Jacksonian Era
• B)Evidence of corruption
• C)Reconstruction (following the Civil War)
• D)The Spanish-American War
• E)The Pendleton Act

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