_c_. How was Congress able to pass a bill over the President's veto?
_d_. Explain carefully the Fourteenth Amendment. What do you think of the provision as to debts?
§§442, 443.--_a_. Why were the elections of 1866 important?
_b_. What was the force of the Tenure of Office Act, and why was it passed?
_c_. Describe the actual process of reconstruction.
_d_. Why was Johnson impeached? Why did the impeachment fail?
§§444, 445.--_a_. How did this act of Napoleon's set the Monroe Doctrine at defiance?
_b_. What action did the government take? With what result?
_c_. What advantage has Alaska been to the United States?
§446.--_a_. What were the issues in the campaign of 1868?
_c_. What did the election of Grant show?
§§447-449.--_a_. What were the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment?
_b_. Under what conditions were the remaining seceded states readmitted?
_c_. What was the Force Act? Why was it passed?
§450.--_a_. How was the injury to our shipping during the Civil War connected with Great Britain?
_b_. What is meant by "arbitration"? Is it better to settle disputes by arbitration or by war?
§§451-452.--_a_. Describe the Chicago fire and its results.
_b_. Why was there so much bribery and corruption at this time?
_c_. Should city governments be conducted as business enterprises?
§453.--_a_. Why was there so much opposition to Grant's reëlection?
_b_. Why did the Democrats nominate Greeley? What was the result of the election?
§454.--_a_. What trouble broke out in Cuba? Why?
_b_. Describe the _Virginius_ affair. How did the Cuban rebellion come to an end?
§§455, 456.--_a_. What scandal arose in connection with the Union Pacific Railway?
_b_. What was the "Whiskey Ring"? What was Grant's wish?
_c_. What troubles arose in the South? Could they have been avoided?
§§457, 458.--_a_. Why was there a dispute about the election of 1876? How was it settled?
_b_. Was it wise to let the Southerners work out their questions for themselves or not? Why?
§§459, 460.--_a_. Compare the panic of 1873 with that of 1877 explaining the likenesses and differences.
_b_. Why was opposition to the nomination of Grant so strong?
_c_. Who were nominated? Who was elected?
§§461.--_a_. What was the cause of Garfield's murder?
_b_. Why is Civil Service Reform so difficult?