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What percentage of the money taken in by the lottery did it pay out in prizes
a) 50%
b) 100%
c) 85%
d) 30%
Any major projects—like building roads, levees, or railroads—could only be approved how?
a) a constitutional amendment.
b) By a vote of 2/3 of both houses
c) With the approval of voters statewide
d) By a simple majority vote of the state legislature
Private company occupied and unusually powerful position compared to state government in Louisiana. They had a 25 year charter to operate
a) The Louisiana Lottery
b) The Committee of Citizens
c) The Urban League
d) Nike
Why did some journalist and politicians call some Democrats in Louisiana Bourbon Democrats?
a) They considered them to be backward-looking (wanting to revert to the past)
b) They were considered to be forward thinkers
c) They supported Rich Planters
d) They supported Populist
In the late 1800's in Louisiana, The Democratic Party shared a set of central beliefs Which is not one of them
a) They were committed to social change
b) committed to white supremacy
c) the social segregation of whites and people of color.
d) they believed that government should be limited in scope, and that its mainly should protect the rights of private citizens.
What Amendment did Homer Plessy say was violated by the Separate Car Act?
a) The 14th
b) The 13th
c) The 15th
d) The 10th
What best summarizes the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy vs Ferguson?
a) Separate but Equal was legal
b) African Americans were not citizens and couldn't sue in court
c) Freemen of color have rights greater than those of other citizens
d) Separate is not equal
What was unusual about the arrest of Homer Plessy?
a) It was planned by Plessy to challenge the Separate Car Act
b) He had never been arrested for this crime
c) He was not read his rights
d) He was given a death sentence
What was the Louisiana Law that required railroad companies to supply racially separate cars?
a) 1890 Separate Car Act
b) Plessy vs Ferguson
c) The non discrimination Act
d) The Jim Crow Act
What was the purpose of the committee of citizen group?
a) To overturn the 1890 Separate Car Act
b) To end reconstruction
c) To get progressives elected to public office
d) To end Racism
What method did the Louisiana lottery use to gain political support?
a) Bribery of Public Officials
b) Voter influence
c) Rigging Elections
d) hard work and effort
What was the nickname of the Crescent City Democratic Organization?
a) The Ring
b) The mob
c) The Crescent City Crusaders
d) The Crescent moon
How did the Ring maintain control in New Orleans?
a) Ward leaders would get large numbers of voters to the poll by giving small amounts of money or the promise of government jobs
b) By the threat of force on potential voters
c) By paying off City officials
d) Through the use of simple campaigning
Why did New Orleans Newspapers treat the lottery positively?
a) The lottery spent large amounts of money advertising in the paper
b) They agreed with their principles
c) The Ward Bosses made them
d) They were Democrats
Who was E.A. Burke?
a) Louisiana Secretary of the treasury that embezzled funds from the state and fled to Honduras
b) Former Governor of Louisiana that was arrested for Bribery
c) The leader of the Ring
d) The manager of the Democratic Party in Louisiana that pushed for election reform
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