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Progressive Era Unit Test Review/Checkpoint

Progressive Era Unit Test Review/Checkpoint. Which of the following is the most important effect of the Progressive Era reforms of initiative, referendum and recall?. A. made government more responsive to voters B. restructured the government branches

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Progressive Era Unit Test Review/Checkpoint

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  1. Progressive EraUnit Test Review/Checkpoint

  2. Which of the following is the most important effect of the Progressive Era reformsof initiative, referendum and recall? • A. made government more responsive to voters • B. restructured the government branches • C. increased the power of the judicial branch • D. provided for use of the Australian ballot

  3. Nativists in the 20th century would MOST have approved of which of the following earlier efforts • A. Labor Unions • B. Open Door Policy • C. Chinese Exclusion Act • D. Progressive Reforms

  4. . As a result of the 19thAmendment to the U.S. Constitution— • A. women were guaranteed voting rights • B. African Americans were granted citizenship • C. Native Americans were prevented from owning property • D. children were prohibited from working in factories

  5. The Progressive Era is defined by reform of all the following except— • A. Political parties • B. Big business • C. Labor practices • D. Civil rights

  6. How did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to theindividual voter? • A. It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity. • B. It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test. • C. It allowed for two senators per state to be elected by popular vote. • D. It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.

  7. The 1st large scale attempt by the federal government to regulate business in the interest of society concerned regulating railroads. This act was the • A. Robber Baron Act • B. Grange Act • C. Interstate Commerce Act • D. Sherman Anti-Trust Act

  8. Which Progressive reformer was well-known for his efforts in Wisconsin and became a model for other Progressive reformers? • A. Eugene Debs • B. Woodrow Wilson • C. W.E.B. DuBois • D. Robert LaFollette

  9. Which of the following led to better enforcement of the Sherman Antitrust Act? • A. the election of Theodore Roosevelt • B. Supreme Court Rulings • C. Labor leaders persuading lawmakers to ignore the legislation • D. Congressional legislation affecting individual businesses

  10. Which of the following describes how Eugene V. Debs impacted the national elections of 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1912? • A. He supported the Republican party though he was an independent. • B. He campaigned for the Populist party in all elections. • C. He won votes as a candidate for the Socialist party. • D. He ran in all elections as a candidate of the Progressives.

  11. Which person worked to reform social conditions in cities in the late 1800s? • A. Jane Addams • B. Ida Tarbell • C. Helen Hunt Jackson • D. William Marcy Tweed

  12. Muckrakers in the Progressive Era wrote novels and essays that did which of thefollowing? • A. advocated restrictions on immigration and tariffs • B. defended socialism instead of free enterprise • C. identified excesses of the legislative branch • D. expressed problems of urban society

  13. Which of the following presidents increased the federal government's role in conservation of wilderness and natural resources? • A. William McKinley • B. Herbert Hoover • C. Theodore Roosevelt • D. Woodrow Wilson

  14. During the Progressive Era, the naturalist John Muir persuaded the government to increase funding for which of the following? • A. food and drug safety • B. big business • C. civil rights • D. a national park

  15. Congress has attempted to deal with the issue of taxing citizens fairly by enacting • A. high tariff • B. property tax • C. sales tax • D. graduated income tax

  16. All of the following fought for political rights and economic opportunities in the Progressive Era except— • A. NAACP • B. American Indian Movement • C. National American Woman Suffrage Association • D. Abolitionists

  17. The activism of Susan B. Anthony impacted American government because it led to the passage of the • A. 17th Amendment • B. 18th Amendment • C. 19th Amendment • D. 20th Amendment

  18. What do all of the below have in common? • A. protect the nation’s natural resources • B. improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States • C. Advance the growth of big business • D. promote the general welfare of the American public

  19. A historian wishing to learn more about the meat-packing industry would likely use which of the following sources? • A. Textbook entry • B. Muckraker's book • C. Farmer's diary • D. Political candidate's platform

  20. Which of the following would you expect to hear in a speech by Teddy Roosevelt? • A. Attacks on all conservative views • B. Support for both a democratic issue and a conservative issue • C. An assault on all other political parties • D. a brand new set of initiatives and issues

  21. What was the term for journalists who investigated American life and sought to expose corruption and questionable practices? • yellow journalists • muckrakers • the New Journalists • rationalists

  22. . Which Amendment gave women the right to vote? • A. 13th Amendment • B. 15th Amendment • C. 17th Amendment • D. 19th Amendment

  23. Wisconsin Governor and Senator that promoted the idea of a direct primary.This gave voters the ability to vote for party candidates. • A. Theodore Roosevelt • B. Upton Sinclair • C. Robert LaFollette • D. Jim Doyle

  24. During which period of US History were the amendments concerning Income tax, Direct Election of Senators, Prohibition, and Women’s Suffrage enacted? • Reconstruction • Gilded Age • Progressive Era • New Deal

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