The First Reconstruction Act of 1867 disbanded the governments of the southern states and replaced them with which of the following?
A. a council of religious leaders from several denominations
B. five separate councils comprising former slaves and administered by the National Guard
C. five military districts headed by generals and administered by more than 20,000 troops
D. a blue-ribbon panel comprising former presidents and sitting senators, administered through the bureaucracy of the former Confederate army
Answer: C
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a. Dwight Eisenhower b. John Kennedy c. Lyndon Johnson d. Richard Nixon
Which of the following best describes the concept of federalism embodied in the United States government?
(A) The Constitution divides power between a central government and its constituent governments, with some powers being shared. (B) The Constitution grants all governmental powers to the central government, which may delegate authority to state governments. (C) State governments join together and form a central government, which exists solely by approval of the state governments. (D) The central government creates state governments. (E) State governments are sovereign in all matters except foreign policy, which is reserved to the central government.