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President Chester Arthur
A) What were the major domestic affairs
that occurred during his
presidency?
B) What were the foreign affairs that the
president had to address?
C) Were there any changes to the
constitution that shows it was a “living
document” during this presidency?
Answer/Specific
examples

Impact
This prohibited
the immigration
of criminals,
 The Gilded Age
occurred during
paupers, the
his presidency.
insane or others
 Chinese Exclusion likely to
Act of 1882 was
become public
passed. The entry
concern. This
of Chinese
created the Civil
laborers into the
United States was Service
prohibited for 10
Commission
years.
with three
 By 1886, the
members
Knights of Labor
appointed by
had over 700,000
the President.
members.
This started the
 The Immigration
use of
Act of 1882
 Pendleton Act of
competitive
1883 was passed. . exams to
determine the
merit of
individuals
applying for
government
jobs.
The
 First crucial
steps in building construction of
a modern navy. steam-powered
steel cruisers,
Known as the
steel rams, and
“Father of the
steel-clad
Steel Navy”
gunboats.
 Advocated
construction of
the Isthmus of
Panama
Opening of the
West
 N/A
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D) Were federal powers expanded under this
presidency?
E) Were individual liberties limited during
this presidency and why?
f) Were there any changes with women,
immigrants and labor during this
presidency?


Chinese
immigrants were
forbidden to come
to the U.S.
KOL was started.
G) Were private property rights changed?
Pollution management?
conservation?
H) How did this president address social
policies and poverty?

N/A

I) Was this president involved in
imperialism? Wars? Why?

He vetoed the
Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1882. He
also pushed for
tariff reduction.
He believed in
direct involvement
in Latin America
and helped with
the construction of
the Isthmus of
Panama.
j) Did this president get involved in wars
overseas? Europe? Middle East?
Why? (cause/effect)
k) Did this president get involved in civil
rights? If so how? If not, why?
l) How was democracy expanded or limited
during this presidency?
m) Was there evidence of the political,
economic, and social changes in
the United States that expanded democracy
for other minority and immigrant groups
N/A
Yes, Created the
Civil Service
Commision.
N/A
Promoted the
Chinese Exclusion
Act. Limited
democracy for
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during this presidency?
Chinese.
n) How were minorities and immigrants
treated during this presidency?
Chinese were
excluded using the
Chinese Exclusion
Act.
N/A
o) How did this president embrace
production/mechanization/industrialization?
What impact did this have?
p) Describe the labor movement during this
president.
The Knights of
Labor expanded to
over 700,000
members.
q) What push/pull effects were evident
Push effects
during this presidency?
included the
Chinese Exclusion
Act, which pushed
the immigration of
Chinese.
Pull effects include
the Knights of
Labor expanding,
which gained
rights for workers.
r) How did this president address monetary Lower tariffs
Raised more
policy? Economics? Taxes?
Tariff act 1883
tariffs and
Tariffs?
Monetary polices taxes then
reduced
s) What policy did this president embrace for Lowered tariffs on Legitimate
government spending? Inflation?
certain spending
spending
advances only to
raise them on
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t) What cultural artifacts symbolized this
presidency?
u) What impact did religion have on this
presidency?
v) Evaluate the role of the mass media
during this presidency.
w) Describe cultural diversity during this
presidency.
others.
1st president to
have white house
renovated
N/A
He kept a disease
hidden from the
media
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tired to
keep media
informed
N/A