To conduct an old-style filibuster, all that senators must do is to remain on their feet and keep talking

In the South after the Civil War, what did state governments enact to ensure that plantation agriculture survived the emancipation of the slaves?

a. Jim Crow laws b. Black Codes c. majority-minority districts d. literacy and government knowledge tests

Who was the party boss of Tammany Hall, often seen as unprincipled, self-serving, and corrupt?

a. Samuel J. Tilden b. William Marcy Tweed c. Thomas Nast d. George Briggs