CLEP US History II

Answer: C - Following Reconstruction and the dissipation of the Radical Republican faction, the Republican Party inclusively split into two factions: the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds. Whereas the methods for reintegrating the South and addressing civil rights for freedmen differentiated Republicans throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction, the dividing line for the Stalwarts and Half-Breeds was patronage. The Stalwarts favored the spoils system, while the Half-Breeds, a more moderate group, supported civil service reform.