Decker Chapter 21 Quiz

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A federal law dealing with adulterated or mislabeled food and drugs

Pure Food and Drug Act

Became president following the assassination of President McKinley and later ran for the Bull Moose Party

Teddy Roosevelt

One of Rooselt's 3Cs in the Square Deal that would create national parks

Conservationism

A harsh critique of the meat packing industry written by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

Challenged Wilson from the socialist party in 1912

Eugene V. Debs

Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians—an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption.

False

Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with Big Business.

False

Under Roosevelt, the nation established its first regular federal income tax.

False

Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies.

False

An example of a progressive innovation was the recall, whereby corrupt or incompetent elected officials could be removed through a public petition and vote.

True

Progressivism faded as an organized political movement because international issues pushed aside domestic concerns.

True

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

True

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

True

Allowed for the creation of a national income tax

16th Amendment

Allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators

17th Amendment


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