Which of the Following Was True of the Election of 1872

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the election of 1872?

• A) Only 20 percent of eligible voters turned out on election day.
• B) It resulted in an electoral college tie.
• C) One of the major issues of the campaign was political corruption.
• D) It pitted Rutherford B. Hayes against Samuel Tilden.

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Definitions:

Structural Unemployment

A form of unemployment that arises from a mismatch between the skills that workers offer and the skills demanded by employers, often due to technological changes or market shifts.

Frictional Unemployment

Unemployment that occurs when people are between jobs or are entering the labor force for the first time.

Cyclical Unemployment

A type of unemployment that relates to the cyclical trends in the business cycle, increasing during recessions and decreasing in expansions.

Unemployment Spells

Periods of time during which an individual is searching for employment but is unable to find work.