HIST 1301 - Final Exam Questions and Answers

HIST 1301 - Final Exam Questions and Answers The Congressional response to the Reconstruction policy of Abraham Lincoln was the Wade-Davis Bill which called for ________________ percent of Southerners to swear they had never supported secession in order to become fully-active American citizens. - Answer-fifty Vice-President Andrew Johnson, a loyal Democrat from Tennessee, became President of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater by - Answer-John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson was impeached by the United States House of Representatives because he violated the Tenure of Office Act by removing ___________ as Secretary of War. - Answer-Edwin Stanton ____________________ was the chief author of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. - Answer-James Madison The presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was: - Answer-George Washington Which power does the U.S. House of Representatives not have according to the Constitution? - Answer-consent and approval required for treaty ratifications and major presidential appointments The U.S. Constitution went into effect once ___________________ states ratified the document. - Answer-nine (9)