Progressive Era of Reform Final
Which of the following amendments allows the Federal Government to collect a Federal Income Tax?
16th amendment
Reformers of the Progressive Era sought to reduce corruption in government by adopting a constitutional amendment that provided?
17th Amendment - direct election of senators
Which of the following reforms did the Progressives neglect?
African Americans
Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company lead to?
Building codes requiring fire escapes, among other safety reforms.
What are Jane Addams and Lincoln Steffens best known for?
Fighting to ease the problems of the urban poor.
Theodore Roosevelt tried to win the Republican nomination from William Howard Taft in the 1912 election because he believed Taft?
Had failed to live up to his Progressive ideals
Progressive reformers after 1900 sought federal legislature to regulate working conditions and to set a minimum age for child labor. The need for this legislature was prompted by?
Industrialists using child labor to keep production cost down to keep & to keep factories running for 24 hours a day
Which of the following statements about Progressivism is accurate?
It was a political response to industrialization Differed from populism b/c it focused on urban residents rather than farmers Progressives wanted to preserve capitalism
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed in and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act were passed in an effort to?
Maintain competition in business.
Which event of the 1900's is evidence that Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle had an important impact on the United States.
Passage of legislation requiring Federal inspection of meat.
One of the most important functions of the Federal Trade Commission was to?
Regulate business and prevent unfair trade practices.
Which was a major contributing factor in Woodrow Wilson's wining the presidency in 1912?
TR caused a split in the Republican vote between himself and Taft. This split allowed the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, to win.
To limit the power monopolies, President Wilson's helped secure the passage of?
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914
Since 1913, the United States' banking system, interest rates, and the amount of money in circulation have been controlled by the?
The Federal Reserve System (The FED)
Which long awaited goal of the women's rights movement was realized during the Progressive Era?
The right to vote; suffrage
What problem was arising from U.S. industrialization did the progressive reformers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries want the federal government to address?
The use of child labor
A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt's trust-busting policies was to?
To encourage competition in business.
Initiative, referendum, recall, and direct primary are all intended to?
To increase political participation by citizens & reduce corruption
The progressive movement focused mainly on the problems of?
Urban residents, the industrial working class
Which statement best summarizes President Roosevelt's views about conservation?
Wilderness areas and their resources should be preserved for the public good
How did the U.S. Constitution change as a result of the ratification of the 19th Amendment?
Women earned the right to vote in all local, state, and federal elections.
Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by?
exposed widespread corruption in American businesses and government
As a result of industrialization in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, progressive reformers sought government regulation of business to?
restore competition in the marketplace by eliminating trusts and
