In 1799,the Directory was replaced by the Consulate.The new body was

A) an attempt to abandon the conservatism of the Directory and go back to the radical days of the early revolution.
B) an institution that had a stronger executive authority than the Directory,and had an authoritarian character.
C) the same as the Directory,with the exception of its more politically acceptable name.
D) an attempt to reproduce the government of the Greeks.
E) a "front" for radical Jacobins who were the real leaders of France.

On the eve of the 1864 Republican national convention, Lincoln urged the inclusion of which of the following in the party platform?

A) A detailed plan for the readmission of the Southern states to the Union
B) A promise that the Republicans would seek a negotiated settlement with the South
C) A plank calling for the adoption of a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery
D) A plank calling for legislation to extend the right to vote to African Americans