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Question 1
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Q. Which law was passed as a result of muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?
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Meat Inspection Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Federal Reserve Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Question 2
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Q. The 19th-century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the -
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abuses of great wealth and unregulated business
desire of most Americans to end class distinction
d) emergence of militant groups such as the Black Panther Party
demands by government to control the means of production
Question 3
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Q. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. . . ."-19th Amendment, United States Constitution Which group of women worked for the passage of this amendment?
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Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, and Dorothea Dix
Susan B. Anthony, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul
Madeline Albright, Geraldine Ferraro, and Sandra Day O’Connor
Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, and Eleanor Roosevelt
Question 4
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Q. Which goal was shared by both the Populists and the Progressives?
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free coinage of silver
expansion of opportunities for immigrants
equality for African Americans
greater control of the government by the people
Question 5
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Q. During the early 1900's the term "muckrakers" was used to describe -
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people who demonstrated against the war
riters who exposed the evils in American society
newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
politicians who criticized Progressive Era Presidents
Question 6
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Q. To guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy, President Wilson introduced
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Pure Food and Drug Act
insurance on all bank deposits
the Federal Reserve System
an end to the gold standard
Question 7
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Q. What was an important effect of the influx of people from the country to the cities in the late nineteenth century?
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a sharp increase in college enrollment
crowded slums and unsanitary conditions
decline in economic growth
a large amount of unused farmland
Question 8
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Q. Jim Crow laws were laws that
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denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
promoted discrimination against women
separated the races
taxed voters
Question 9
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Q. In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that
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lynching was a federal crime.
school segregation was unconstitutional.
voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax.
racial segregation in public facilities was legal.
Question 10
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Q. New immigrants arriving on the East coast gained admission at
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Angel Island
Ellis Island
Boston Harbor
Charleston Island
Question 11
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Q. Several of the business trusts created in the late 1800's were later declared illegal because they
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reduced competition through unfair business practices
combined companies that manufactured different products
donated large sums of money to political candidates
allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
Question 12
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Q. Which goal, set a a women's convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, was finally achieved during the Progressive Era?
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passage of the Food and Drug Act
creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission
adoption of a graduated income tax
ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
Question 13
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Q. "In slave times, the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scouraging [whipping], but with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro as not only scourged; he was lynched." The above quotation most closely represented the views held by -
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William Jennings Bryan
Ida B Wells
Upton Sinclair
Susan B Anthony
Question 14
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Q. Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from -
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the naturalization of immigrants
environmental conservation
westward expansion
rapid industrialization
Question 15
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Q. What right do citizens exercise when they use the initiative?
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the right to nominate candidates for an election
the right to vote
the right to introduce legislation
the right to remove elected officials
Question 16
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Q. The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
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decrease Chinese immigration
create segregated classrooms
settle a disagreement between China and the United States
stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States
Question 17
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Q. A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to
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expand rights for African Americans
help western farmers fight unjust economic practices
provide support for the banking industry
enable big business to expand without government interference
Question 18
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Q. How were the Interstate Commerce Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act similar
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They authorized the breakup of labor unions
They rejected the use of trust-busting strategies
They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices
They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business
Question 19
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Q. In the late 1800's, free and unlimited coinage of silver was supported by farmers primarily because they hoped this policy would
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make foreign crop prices less competitive
allow farmers to grow a greater variety of crops
increase crop prices and make it easier to repay loans
bring about political equality between rural and urban residents
Question 20
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Q. During the Progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted the initiative, referendum, and recall. Together these procedures -
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extended the righ to vote to 18-year old citizens
gave citizens a more direct voice in government
let registered voters select each state's Presidential electors
allowed a state's residents to bring lawsuits against another state