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8. Constitutional amendments enacted during the Progressive Era concerned all of the following EXCEPT a. imposition of an income tax b. imposition of poll taxes c. procedures for electing United States senators d. prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages e. extension of suffrage to women

b. imposition of poll taxes

4. The Federal Reserve Act gave the Federal Reserve Board the authority to a. guarantee individual banking deposits against bank failures. b. issue paper money and increase or decrease the amount of money in circulation by altering interest rates. c. close weak banks. d. collect income taxes directly from employees' paychecks. e. take the U.S. dollar off the gold standard.

b. issue paper money and increase or decrease the amount of money in circulation by altering interest rates.

4. The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement? (A) Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business (B) Reformers who fought to break up monopolies and trusts (C) Investigative journalists and authors known as "muckrakers" (D) The union movement associated with the American Federation of Labor

(A) Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business

8. The Prohibition movement was similar to other Progressive reforms because it (A) began on the local and state levels before becoming national (B) started out under the leadership of the Christian clergy (C) primarily was concerned about poor immigrant workers (D) aimed to reduce immorality destroying family life

(A) began on the local and state levels before becoming national

5. The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following? (A) Federal regulations to promote safety and health protection for industrial workers (B) A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food (C) The shutdown of Chicago meatpacking factories by the state of Illinois (D) Pressure on publishers to reduce sensational articles and books attacking businesses

(B) A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food

6. Which of the following most effectively addressed the concerns that Upton Sinclair and others had for industrial workers? (A) State legislation that limited the hours and working conditions for women and children (B) President Theodore Roosevelt's promise for an impartial set of rules, or "Square Deal," for labor (C) Legislation passed during the Wilson presidency to legalize the organization of labor unions (D) The formation of the Socialist Party under the leadership of Eugene Debs

(C) Legislation passed during the Wilson presidency to legalize the organization of labor unions

2. Which of the following would most directly support the argument that Progressives were "exclusionary"? (A) Rural agrarian reformers played little role in the movement (B) Women's movements were sidelined by male-dominated governments (C) Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans (D) Most Progressive wanted to keep immigrants and laborers from voting

(C) Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americans

3. Which of the following Progressive reforms most directly promoted "active citizenship"? (A) City manager laws (B) Breaking up trusts (C) The direct election of senators (D) Regulatory commissions

(C) The direct election of senators

1. Which of the following interpretations of progressivism would most likely support this excerpt? (A) Progressives were mostly conservatives in disguise (B) Progressives were almost entirely white, middle class, and urban (C) Progressives were educated modernizers interested in efficiency (D) Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

(D) Progressives were a diverse group who supported various reforms

5. Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom a. favored big business with accompanying federal regulation. b. supported federal government ownership of railroads and utilities. c. favored small enterprise, entrepreneurship, and the busting of monopolies. d. was focused around working-class issues like unions and minimum-wage laws. e. opposed banking and tariff reform.

c. favored small enterprise, entrepreneurship, and the busting of monopolies.

15. John Muir's preservation movement was most directly a reaction to the a. westward migration of groups seeking religious refuge b. opening of a new frontier in recently annexed territory c. increasing usage and exploitation of western landscapes d. increase in urban populations, including immigrant workers attracted by a growing industrial economy

c. increasing usage and exploitation of western landscapes

8. The term "muckrakers" was used in the early twentieth century to refer to a. writers who wrote articles sympathetic to big business b. baseball players who lost important games on purpose to collect large bribes c. journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty d. captains of industry who defended the accumulation of wealth in lectures and pamphlets e. laborers who worked in the meatpacking industry

c. journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

7. Most muckrakers believed that their primary function in the progressive attack on social ills was to a. explain the causes of social ills. b. formulate a consistent philosophy of social reform. c. make the public aware of social problems. d. devise solutions to society's problems. e. link up with movements for social justice.

c. make the public aware of social problems.

1. Frederick W. Taylor, a prominent inventor and engineer, was best known for his a. thoughts on Darwinian evolution. b. development of the gasoline engine. c. promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management. d. concern for worker safety. e. efforts to clean up polluted cities.

c. promotion of industrial efficiency and scientific management.

12. During his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt did all of the following EXCEPT a. expanded presidential power. b. arbitrated a labor dispute between coal workers and mine owners. c. substantially weakened corporate capitalism. d. aided the cause of the environment. e. shaped the progressive movement.

c. substantially weakened corporate capitalism

3. The leading progressive organization advocating prohibition of liquor was a. the Prohibition Party. b. the Progressive Party. c. the Anti-Saloon League. d. the National Consumers League. e. the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

c. the Anti-Saloon League

2. Which of the following groups of people would have been most likely to oppose Frederick Winslow Taylor's "Principles of Scientific Management"? a. Tenant farmers b. Owners of large businesses c. White-collar professionals d. Factory workers

d. Factory workers

15. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution permitted Congress to enact a. the abolition of child labor. b. prohibition of alcohol. c. the direct election of senators. d. a personal income tax. e. women's suffrage.

d. a personal income tax.

11. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was at first primarily used to curb the power of a. manufacturing corporations. b. state legislatures. c. banking syndicates. d. labor unions. e. railroad corporations.

d. labor unions.

1. Two constitutional amendments, adopted in part because of World War I, were the Eighteenth, which dealt with ____, and the Nineteenth, whose subject was ____. a. women suffrage; prohibition b. an income tax; direct election of senators c. direct election of senators; woman suffrage d. prohibition; woman suffrage e. prohibition; an income tax

d. prohibition; woman suffrage

6. Jacob Riis's principal involvement in the reform movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was his effort to a. organize the transfer of urban orphans to homes in rural areas b. establish special homes for juvenile delinquents c. pass federal laws to end prostitution d. publicize poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements e. ban obscene materials from the U.S. mail system

d. publicize poor housing and sanitation in urban tenements

5. Female progressives often justified their reformist political activities on the basis of a. the harsh treatment of working women by employers. b. the need to assert female power against male oppression. c. women's inherent rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. d. their being essentially an extension of women's traditional roles as wives and mothers. e. America's need to catch up with more progressive European nations.

d. their being essentially an extension of women's traditional roles as wives and mothers.

10. A key goal of the Progressive movement was to a. eliminate class differences in the United States b. bring about racial integration in public accommodations c. replace capitalism with socialism d. use government power to regulate industrial production of labor conditions e. transform the United States into an agrarian republic

d. use government power to regulate industrial production of labor conditions

12. The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily a. immigrant activists attempting to change restrictive immigration laws b. representatives of industries seeking higher tariffs c. farmers interested in improving agricultural production d. workers concerned with establishing industrial unions e. middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

e. middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

10. To regain the political power that the middle class had lost to the corporate interests, progressives advocated all of the following EXCEPT a. initiative. b. referendum. c. recall. d. direct election of U.S. senators. e. socialism.

e. socialism.

9. The real heart of the progressive movement was the effort by reformers to a. preserve world peace. b. ensure the Jeffersonian style of government. c. promote economic and social equality. d. get the government off the backs of the people. e. use the government to improve human welfare.

e. use the government to improve human welfare.

14. Which of the following best characterizes the conservationist approach to the environment that emerged in the Progressive Era? a. Designation of national parks and forests for recreation and managed use b. Use of federal money to clean up polluted industrial sites c. Passage of legislation to ensure clean air and waterways d. Passage of legislation banning the use of pesticides in agriculture e. Increased sale of public land to generate federal government revenue

a. Designation of national parks and forests for recreation and managed use

9. Muckrakers like Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair would have most likely agreed with which of the following perspectives? a. Government should act to eliminate the worst abuses of industrial society. b. Capitalism, free of government regulation, would improve social conditions. c. Both wealth and poverty are the products of natural selection. d. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was justified.

a. Government should act to eliminate the worst abuses of industrial society.

14. Which of the following were most likely to have led organized opposition to child labor? a. Middle-class women b. Radical Republicans c. Factory owners d. Tenant farmers

a. Middle-class women

7. The ideas of the Populist Party had the most in common with the ideas of the a. Progressive movement b. Federalists in the 1790s c. Whigs in the 1830s d. Civil Rights movement

a. Progressive movement

7. The above excerpt most directly reflects that the temperance movement (A) started out as an unpopular women's fringe group (B) appealed to a varied constituency of reformers (C) drew strong support from immigrant groups (D) gained support by opposing the "liquor trust"

(B) appealed to a varied constituency of reformers

Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt was known for his trust-busting policies, taking on big corporations to ensure fair competition and protect consumers while also advocating for conservation and the environment through measures like establishing national parks.

Wilson's stances on Trusts

Wilson thought big companies that controlled everything were bad, so he wanted to split them up to make things fair for everyone and keep prices reasonable. He believed this would help smaller businesses and give consumers more choices.

11. Which of the following efforts most directly resulted from the Progressive Era reform movements? a. Calls to restrict migration from southern and eastern Europe b. Local campaigns that sought to fix urban social problems c. Attempts to consolidate large corporations d. Plans to develop an extensive social welfare system by the federal government

b. Local campaigns that sought to fix urban social problems

3. The woman who dedicated herself to educating women about birth control was a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman b. Margaret Sanger c. Jane Addams d. Ida B. Wells e. Alice Paul

b. Margaret Sanger

13. Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, led to passage of the a. Clayton Antitrust Act. b. Meat Inspection Act. c. Elkins Act. d. Hepburn Act. e. Mann-Elkins Act.

b. Meat Inspection Act.

4. Which of the following activities from the middle of the 19th century most closely resembles the Progressive Era reform movement? a. Efforts by nativists to restrict immigration b. Participation by women in moral reform efforts c. Calls for the annexation of Texas d. Removal of American Indians from the Southeast to the West

b. Participation by women in moral reform efforts

6. Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism referred to the a. need for federal work relief programs b. call for a strong federal government c. granting of more power to state governments d. need for an isolationist foreign policy e. need for patriotism

b. call for a strong federal government

13. All of the following were prime goals of earnest progressives EXCEPT a. the direct election of senators. b. expanded civil rights for African Americans c. food safety. d. women's suffrage. e. prohibition.

b. expanded civil rights for African Americans

2. The 19th Amendment a. limited the President of the United States to two terms in the White House b. granted women the right to vote c. prohibited the selling and consumption of alcohol d. reduced the national voting age from 21 to 18 e. granted the federal government the right to levy a national income tax

b. granted women the right to vote