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Progressive Era Unit Test Review/Checkpoint. Which of the following is the most important effect of the Progressive Era reforms of initiative, referendum and recall?. A. made government more responsive to voters B. restructured the government branches - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Progressive EraUnit Test
Review/Checkpoint
Which of the following is the most important effect of the Progressive Era
reformsof initiative, referendum and recall?
A. made government more responsive to voters
B. restructured the government branches
C. increased the power of the judicial branch
D. provided for use of the Australian ballot
Nativists in the 20th century would MOST have approved of which of the following earlier
efforts A. Labor Unions B. Open Door
Policy C. Chinese
Exclusion Act D. Progressive
Reforms
. As a result of the 19thAmendment to the U.S.
Constitution— A. women were
guaranteed voting rights B. African Americans were
granted citizenship C. Native Americans were
prevented from owning property
D. children were prohibited from working in factories
The Progressive Era is defined by reform of all the following
except— A. Political
parties B. Big business C. Labor
practices D. Civil rights
How did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the
individual voter?
A. It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.
B. It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.
C. It allowed for two senators per state to be elected by popular vote.
D. It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.
A. Robber Baron Act
B. Grange Act C. Interstate
Commerce Act D. Sherman Anti-
Trust Act
The 1st large scale attempt by the federal government to regulate
business in the interest of society concerned regulating railroads. This
act was the
Which Progressive reformer was well-known for his efforts in Wisconsin and became a model for other Progressive reformers?
A. Eugene Debs B. Woodrow Wilson C. W.E.B. DuBois D. Robert LaFollette
A. the election of Theodore Roosevelt
B. Supreme Court Rulings C. Labor leaders
persuading lawmakers to ignore the legislation
D. Congressional legislation affecting individual businesses
Which of the following led to better enforcement of the
Sherman Antitrust Act?
Which of the following describes how Eugene V. Debs impacted the national
elections of 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1912? A. He supported the
Republican party though he was an independent.
B. He campaigned for the Populist party in all elections.
C. He won votes as a candidate for the Socialist party.
D. He ran in all elections as a candidate of the Progressives.
Which person worked to reform social conditions in cities in the
late 1800s? A. Jane Addams B. Ida Tarbell C. Helen Hunt Jackson D. William Marcy
Tweed
Muckrakers in the Progressive Era wrote novels and essays that did which of the
following? A. advocated restrictions
on immigration and tariffs
B. defended socialism instead of free enterprise
C. identified excesses of the legislative branch
D. expressed problems of urban society
Which of the following presidents increased the federal government's role in
conservation of wilderness and natural resources?
A. William McKinley B. Herbert Hoover C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Woodrow Wilson
During the Progressive Era, the naturalist John Muir persuaded the government to
increase funding for which of the following?
A. food and drug safety
B. big business C. civil rights D. a national
park
Congress has attempted to deal with the issue of taxing citizens fairly by enacting A. high tariff B. property tax C. sales tax D. graduated income
tax
All of the following fought for political rights and economic opportunities in the
Progressive Era except—
A. NAACP B. American Indian
Movement C. National American
Woman Suffrage Association
D. Abolitionists
The activism of Susan B. Anthony impacted American government because it led to
the passage of the A. 17th Amendment B. 18th Amendment C. 19th Amendment D. 20th Amendment
What do all of the below have in common?
A. protect the nation’s natural resources
B. improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States
C. Advance the growth of big business
D. promote the general welfare of the American public
Date Legislation Purpose
1905 U.S. Forest Service established Manage the nation’s water and timber resources
1906 Meat Inspection Act Regulate meat processing to ensure clean conditions
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Outlaw dishonest labeling of food and drugs
1913 Department of Labor established
Promote the interests of working people
A historian wishing to learn more about the meat-packing industry would likely
use which of the following sources? A. Textbook entry B. Muckraker's book C. Farmer's diary D. Political candidate's
platform
Which of the following would you expect to hear in a speech by Teddy Roosevelt?
A. Attacks on all conservative views
B. Support for both a democratic issue and a conservative issue
C. An assault on all other political parties
D. a brand new set of initiatives and issues
What was the term for journalists who investigated American life and sought to
expose corruption and questionable practices?
yellow journalists muckrakers the New Journalists rationalists
. Which Amendment gave women the right to vote? A. 13th Amendment B. 15th Amendment C. 17th Amendment D. 19th Amendment
Wisconsin Governor and Senator that promoted the idea of a direct primary.
This gave voters the ability to vote for party candidates.
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Upton Sinclair C. Robert LaFollette D. Jim Doyle
During which period of US History were the amendments concerning Income tax, Direct
Election of Senators, Prohibition, and Women’s Suffrage enacted?
Reconstruction Gilded Age Progressive Era New Deal