Progressive Era

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In 1906 the federal government responded to the situation shown in the cartoon

Authorizing government inspection of meat processing plants

Which speaker would most likely have supported the Progressive movement?

C

Which legislation was directed at remedying, the evils depicted in the cartoon

Child labor laws

which conclusion is supported by the information in this excerpt about pure food and drug act

Congress took on a new role in protecting the health and safety of consumers

Two areas Roosevelts progressivism made substantial headway were

Consumer and conservation legislation

How did the pure food and drug act of 1906 shape public policy?

Consumers were protected from adulterer or misbranded foods

Which two constitutional amendments were passed with the support of the progressives

D

What "watchdog organization was responsible for investigating possible violations of business regulations?

Federal Trade Commission

Which actions were taken by President Theodore Roosevelt, in relation to the qoute

He established the United States, forest service, signed into law, the creation of five national parks

How did president Roosevelt deal with the problem described above?

He filed lawsuits to break up "bad trusts.

The progressive era was primarily concerned with

I'm making government more responsible to the people

Which muckrakers correctly paired with his or her attempt to correct injustices in American life

Ida, Tarbell

Which phrase completes the diagram?

Insured the safety of meat eaten by consumers

In 1913, President Wilson proposed a reduction in tariffs. How did President Wilson plan to make up for the loss of these revenues by the federal government?

Introducing a new federal income tax

Muckrakers we're mostly

Journalists

Who is cartoon illustrates president Roosevelt attempt to.

Limit the power of monopolies

This cartoon is expressing support for

National prohibition

these headlines are all examples of progressive era reforms designed to

Play some more power in the hands of voters

The progressive movement regarding all of the following, as worthy the goals

Promoting business monopolies

conditions of the residents of New York What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900's?

Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization

Which progressive reform is correctly matched with its dehnitign?

Recall

What happened in the progressive implementation of the initiative in the referendum

State laws could be proposed by ordinary citizens, rather than the legislature in such proposals, would be voted on by the electorate of the state

What was one impact of these proposals?

The Democratic and progressive party emerged in the 1912 presidential election

The achievements of the progressive era can be summed up by the each of these statements EXCEPT

The establishment of government payments to those who cannot find jobs

What was an important legacy of the social gospel

The intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics

Which Progressive Era president was the most likely author of this quotation? a.

Theodore Roosevelt

Which strategy was not employed by woman suffragists to obtain their goal?

They called for female workers to strike.

What was the role of settlement houses in late 19th century America?

They offered English classes and other services to poor immigrants

What do these laws demonstrate about the views of progressives on public policy?

They thought some federal regulation of the economy was necessary in order to prevent the worst abuses of industrialization

Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists

To eliminate the use of alcohol

What was the primary motivation for passage of the 16th amendment

To replace revenue loss by an acting lower tariffs

What is the viewpoint of the artist? Bosses of senate

Trust have too much power in the United States.

based on the cartoonq what do you think the question is most likely would've agreed

Wilson's reforms were enacted in part to stimulate American business.

Which laws addressed concerns raised by the case of Luther Watson

Workman's Compensation Acts and child labor laws

The primary goal of the NAACP was

equality among the races

A belief shared by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft. and Woodrow Wilson is that the Federal Government should

use its power to regulate unfair business practices

Which of the following reforms did Progressives usually support

• I. II. Ill and IV are only correct


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