Progressive EraUnit Test

Review/Checkpoint

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

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

. 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

The Progressive Era is defined by reform of all the following

except—

A. Political parties

B. Big business C. Labor

practices D. Civil rights

How did the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution give more political power to the

individual 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.

A. Robber Baron Act

B. Grange Act C. Interstate

Commerce Act D. Sherman Anti-

Trust Act

The 1st large scale attempt by the federal government to regulate

business in the interest of society concerned regulating railroads. This

act was the

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

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

Which of the following led to better enforcement of the

Sherman Antitrust Act?

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.

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

Muckrakers in the Progressive Era wrote novels and essays that did which of the

following?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date Legislation Purpose

1905 U.S. Forest Service established Manage the nation’s water and timber resources

1906 Meat Inspection Act Regulate meat processing to ensure clean conditions

1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Outlaw dishonest labeling of food and drugs

1913 Department of Labor established

Promote the interests of working people

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

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

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

. Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

A. 13th Amendment B. 15th Amendment C. 17th Amendment D. 19th Amendment

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

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