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- 1. Multiple Choice
During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to
Prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms
Increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation
Promote the principle of direct democracy
Limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in -a system of separate schools for new immigrantsthe expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic processa redistribution of the tax burden among citizensmopre sources of revenue for state governments
- 3. Multiple Choice
The reform discussed by Governor Johnson in this excerpt -
required elected officials to communicate regularly with the public
provided citizens with more resources to run for office
made elected officials more directly accountable to their constituents
created new eligibility requirements for candidates in public office
- 4. Multiple Choice
In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in —
working with labor unions to increase worker salaries
taking responsibility for the safety of consumers
setting limits on the growth of private industry
implementing social welfare programs
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in Chicago?
The founding of women's colleges
The introduction of prison reform
The assimilation of immigrants
The establishment of public libraries
- 6. Multiple Choice
These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the
Harlem Renaissance
New Deal
Reconstruction Era
Progressive Era
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by -the creation of the Temperance Societythe repeal of the Eighteenth Amendmentthe initiation of the Settlement House movementthe ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
- 8. Multiple Choice
These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells’s contributions as —
a religious leader
an artist of the Harlem Renaissance
a supporter of Prohibition
an advocate of equality
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Progressive goal to implement women’s suffrage was accomplished by —
A a national referendum
an executive order
a Supreme Court decision
a constitutional amendment
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe goal of this resolution was eventually achieved with the -signing of the Civil Rights Actpassage of Prohibition lawsratification of the Nineteenth Amendmentcreation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy.It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of these contributed to the ratification of Eighteenth Amendment?
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits.
The growing political influence of women.
Politicians campaigning for education reform.
The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe political activism of the group described in the excerpt contributed directly to —the elimination of poll taxesthe repeal of the 18th Amendmentthe outlawing of child laborthe ratification of the 19th Amendment
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens.The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market.The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow did the person named in this 1909 handbill work to improve the lives of African Americans?By organizing voter-registration drives for African AmericansBy supporting the formation of labor unions by African American workersBy promoting vocational training for African AmericansBy organizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to African Americans
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