Quiz 6:Progressive Era

The Progressive Era saw the creation of professional standards and certification of teachers, lawyers, and doctors.

True

The Progressive Movement including a number of wealthy and powerful participants, as well as a number of the poor and needy.

True

When the 19th Amendment was passed, it meant that an otherwise qualified citizen of the United States could not be denied the right to vote on account of their gender.

True

All of the following below were presidents during the Progressive Era EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following WAS NOT president during the Progressive Era?

Warren G. Harding

All of the following were quality of life improvements provided by towns and cities in the Progressive Era, EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following is the EXCEPTION?

workmen's compensation

The Progressive Era was clearly a movement ______________ the laissez-faire philosophy of government.

Away from

All of the following were laws enacted at the national level during the Progressive Era EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following was not enacted during the Progressive Era?

F.D.I.C.

The most likely reason why Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912 was because the Democratic Party split in half, allowing Wilson and the Republicans into the White House.

False

The passage of the 18th Amendment made abortion illegal throughout all of the United States and territories.

False

During the Progressive Era, a "muckraker" was another name for city sanitation worker.

False

The American city that first converted its elected local officials to unelected, professional commissioners was:

Galveston

Now that you have read a number of resources relating to the meat-packing practices of this era, what does this political cartoon tell us about sausage-making in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

Just about any ingredient could end up in a sausage product