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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
By eliminating the poll tax
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender
By lowering the voting age
- 2. Multiple Choice
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —
the creation of the Temperance Society
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
the initiation of the Settlement House movement
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the most likely result of the publication of images such as this 1906 political cartoon?
The government passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Private companies refused to import foreign foods.
The government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Labor unions protested unsafe working conditions.
- 6. 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.
- 7. 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
- 8. Multiple Choice
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
implementing the silver standard for currency
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
establishing a new tax on capital gains
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a greater share of company profits.
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.
- 10. Multiple Choice
We conclude that this overpowering, irresistible tendency toward aggregation of capital and increase of size... cannot be arrested or even greatly impeded, and... instead of attempting to restrict either, we should hail every increase as something gained.... —Andrew Carnegie
The business practice described above eventually led to the enactment of legislation that —
required reciprocity agreements between state governments
protected domestic industries from foreign competition
protected consumers by prohibiting monopolies
guaranteed public access to corporate records
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?
The taxation of imported luxury goods
The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers
The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
The implementation of immigration restrictions
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?
Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.
Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.
Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.
Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer conducted a series of raids. . . . The most spectacular of the “Palmer raids” occurred in January 1920.
What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals
To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges
To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests
To prevent workers from joining labor organizations
- 15. Multiple Choice
Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that —
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
immigration weakened national unity
the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people
poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
- 16. Multiple Choice
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because —
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
communists were infiltrating the United States
political machines had too much power in urban areas
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
A decline in immigration rates
A growing fear of communism
The expansion of the consumer economy
The rise of organized crime
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