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Based on the passage, what is one thing you could assume about the years after the Hayes presidency?

1. A: the Supreme Court would assume new powers
2. B: there would be bloody conflicts as a result of strikes
3. C: Congress would control economic policy
4. D: there would never be another lame-duck president
5. E: the people would reconsider their opinion of Hayes.

The author indicates that Hayes’ mismanagement of the Great Rail Strike of 1877 set a bad precedent for the handling of future strikes.