Practice:The Progressive Presidents
A large railroad trust that Roosevelt tackled was the a. Northern Securities Company. b. Standard Oil Company. c. Niagara Movement. d. Crédit Mobilier.
A.
Labor unions, corporations, and all private citizens were promised a "Square Deal" by President a. Roosevelt. c. McKinley. b. Taft. d. Wilson.
A.
The ____________ introduced a version of the modern income tax on personal earnings. a. Underwood Tariff Act b. Federal Reserve Act c. Clayton Antitrust Act d. Federal Commission Act
A.
Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle influenced public opinion to such an extent that a. Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act. b. many states passed minimum wage laws and maximum hour laws for women. c. state legislatures passed mine and factory safety laws and new inspection regulations. d. Wilson convinced Congress to pass the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act.
A.
What was President Taft's stance on socialism? a. He was against socialism and favored business regulation. c. He was favored socialism but was against business regulation. b. He was against socialism and against business regulation. d. all of the above
A.
Woodrow Wilson was responsible for all of the following except a. the United Nations Act c. Underwood Tariff Act b. Federal Reserve Act d. the Sixteenth Amendment
A.
All of the following were accomplishments under the Wilson presidency EXCEPT: a. the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people c. the passage of the Underwood Tariff Act b. ratification of the federal income tax d. the passage of the Federal Reserve Act
B.
Which act strengthened federal laws against monopolies? a. the Pure Food and Drug Act b. the Clayton Antitrust Act c. the Federal Reserve Act d. the Underwood Tariff Act
B.
Explain why the Progrssive party lost confidence in William Howard Taft.
Because they felt President Taft was not tough enough on the Trusts nor did he have a strong conservationist policy
A major reason for the Republican Party split under President Taft was _______. a. his support of the admission of Arizona into the Union c. his support by former President Roosevelt b. his rejection of the conservative wing of his party d. the protective tariff
D.
President Wilson is responsible for passing _________________. a. Clayton Antitrust Act c. The Underwood Tariff Act b. Federal Reserve Act d. All of the above
D.
The Clayton Antitrust Act and the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act were part of the impressive legislative record of President a. Hayes. c. Cleveland. b. Arthur. d. Wilson.
D.
President Theodore Roosevelt transferred more land into government reserves than did President William H. Taft.
False
Evaluate the effectiveness of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson progressive policies. Include examples of progressive reforms passed under each president, in order to support your conclusions.
Roosevelt: favored business regulation and was against socialismstrongly favored conservation passed the Pure Food and Drug Act worked to ensure labor disputes were handled fairly believed business and consumer needs should be held in equal esteem well-liked by most citizens Taft: favored business regulation and was against socialism moved cautiously toward all social reforms gave more land to government reserves Democrats did not believe Taft was doing a good job by the end of his term Wilson: back the Underwood Tariff Act to lower tariffs and possibly implement banking reform caused the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment passed the Federal Reserve Act that created a national banking system passed the Clayton Antitrust Act to strengthen federal laws against monopolies set up the Federal Trade Commission to stop unfair trade practices showed skill for passing reform programs through Congress
Describe the purpose of the Food and Drug Administration.
To protect the public from unsafe and unsanitary food products
Arguing that the strike was an issue of major importance to the country, President Roosevelt brought striking coal miners and managers together for arbitration, a formal process to settle disagreements.
True
What reforms did Woodrow Wilson accomplish during his presidency?
Wilson backed the Underwood Tariff Act of 1913 and the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 and pushed for establishment of the Federal Trade Commission in 1914. He accomplished banking reform with the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. He also helped pass the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, workers' compensation for federal employees, and the Adamson Act, which granted railroad workers an 8-hour workday.
Woodrow Wilson belonged to the Republican party.
false
Woodrow Wilson's party was known as the Bull Moose party
false
The Federal Reserve Act is responsible for the creation of a national banking system.
true
