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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was one effect of the political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?
Judicial authority expanding to include administering local elections.
Government officials responding to the needs of voters more readily.
Women and minorities increasing participation in the political process.
Political machines gaining greater influence in local elections and politics.
- 2. Multiple Choice
This photograph shows child workers in a textile mill. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many U.S. employers
required vocational training programs for children
hired children as a source of cheap labor
sought government regulation of child labor
provided safe working conditions for child laborers
- 3. Multiple Choice
The reform movements of the Progressive Era generally focused on —
civil rights for minority groups
policies related to isolationism
issues related to social injustice
concerns about conservationism
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?
It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.
It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test.
It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.
It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.
- 5. Multiple Choice
How did the introduction of electricity affect the workplace in the United States?
Businesses relocated to suburban areas.
Factories were able to open late into the night.
Cottage industries expanded into more homes.
Assembly lines were able to move more quickly.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The writings of W.E.B. DuBois promoted the idea that —
African Americans deserved racial equality immediately
African Americans needed to organize as a political party
African Americans must leave the country to obtain rights
African Americans should seek to gradually gain civil rights
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Progressive Era is defined as a historical era because the time period is characterized by the—
shrinking of the U.S industrial economy
growing support for overseas expansion
shifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities
changing ideas about the functions of U.S. government
- 8. Multiple Choice
The activism of Susan B. Anthony impacted American government because it led to the passage of the—
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the most important impact of muckrakers?
Muckrakers contributed to the popular literature of the early 20th century.
Muckrakers made people aware of social and political problems.
Muckrakers contributed to the rise of yellow journalism.
Muckrakers produced personal journals that give modern readers an excellent picture of life in the early 20th century.
- 10. Multiple Choice
As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, state governments were allowed to —
pass Jim Crow laws
secede from the union
segregate racial groups
enslave African Americans
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’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
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The laws and agencies above were all indicative of the Progressive belief that --
government should take a more active role in protecting consumers.
the federal government had little Constitutional authority to regulate business.
laissez-faire capitalism was the best way to bring people out of poverty.
the social implications of poverty and inequality were of little importance.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in —
a system of separate schools for new immigrants
the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
more sources of revenue for state governments
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment affect American society in the 1920’s?
Women took on new roles
Crime rates rose drastically
Church attendance increased
Demand for alcohol decreased
- 16. Multiple Choice
What historical era is identified by the items in the graphic above?
The Gilded Age
The Cold War
The Progressive Era
The Harlem Renaissance
- 17. Multiple Choice
As a result of the listed Progressive Era reforms —
citizens became more involved in the election process
corporate leaders began campaigning for elected office
political bosses gained greater control over local elections
big business came under additional government regulation
- 18. Multiple Choice
Based on the information above, which of the following best describes the relationship between the federal government and business during the Progressive Era?
The federal government created mandated protections for businesses.
The federal government gave funding to further business development.
The federal government took an active part in regulating business practices.
The federal government passed laws promoting improved working conditions.
- 19. Multiple Choice
As a result of technological innovations in the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrialized nations —
lowered protective tariffs
eliminated periods of economic depression
raised their standard of living
increased immigration restrictions
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created a central banking system in the United States with the responsibility of —
collecting of federal income taxes
managing of interstate commerce
enforcing of the Sherman Anti-trust legislation
regulating of monetary policy in the United States
- 21. Multiple Choice
Based on the information in the chart, how did the creation of the Progressive Party likely affect the 1912 presidential election results?
It proved that a Progressive Party candidate could win in a national election.
It contributed to a Democratic Party victory by splitting the Republican Party votes.
It forced the Democratic Party to adopt issues that the Progressive Party supported.
It created a situation where the Progressive Party won the popular vote but not the election.
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