Reform
What issue was the Pendleton Act intended to address during the Gilded Age?
A. The monopolistic practices of industrial capitalists.
B. Overcrowding in major urban centers.
C. The closure of farm operations due to rising debts.
D. Corruption in the federal government.
D. Corruption in the federal government.
Who was the politician that was nominated by both the Democratic party and Populist party and gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech?
A. Grover Cleveland
B. William Jennings Bryan
C. Samuel J. Tilden
D. Woodrow Wilson
B. William Jennings Bryan
Who was the first Progressive President?
A. William Mckinley
B. Teddy Roosevelt
C. William Howard Taft
D. Woodrow Wilson
B. Teddy Roosevelt
Which popular progressive figure was a prominent leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement?
A. Jane Adams
B. Ida B. Tarbell
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Martha Washington
C. Susan B. Anthony
The Progressive Era reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall were designed to make state governments
A. less responsive
B. more efficient
C. less expensive
D. more democratic
D. more democratic
Third parties often have an impact on the political process by -
A. replacing the Bill of Rights
B. providing an outlet for minorities to voice grievances and to generate new ideas.
C. replacing the presidency with a monarchy
D. initiating a dictatorship
B. providing an outlet for minorities to voice grievances and to generate new ideas.
Which popular progressive figure was known for cofounding the NAACP and fighting on behalf of African Americans in the court room?
A. W.E.B. Dubois
B. Booker T. Washington
C. Upton Sinclair
D. Jane Adams
A. W.E.B. Dubois
Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives?
A. Restoration of the nation's northern cities
B. Improvement in the status of African Americans
C. Greater control of government by the people
D. Expansion of opportunities for immigrants
C. Greater control of government by the people
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was a step toward COMPLETE democracy because it gave women the right to _______.
A. run for office.
B. own land.
C. vote in elections.
D. start businesses.
C. vote in elections.
The national income tax, term limits for president, and the direct election of U.S. Senators were proposals included in the -
A. Populist Party Platform
B. Declaration of Sentiments
C. Sixteenth Amendment
D. Federal Reserve System Act
A. Populist Party Platform
Muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Lincoln Steffens were known during the Progressive Era for -
A. creating a religious commune
B. opposing political reforms
C. promoting the interests of corporations
D. identifying problems with society
D. identifying problems with society
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair described the appalling working conditions of the meat packing industry and -
A. led to new federal food safety laws.
B. led to a boycott of the meat packing industry.
C. led to public sympathy for the workers in the meat packing industry.
D. led to the creation of unions in the meat packing industry.
A. led to new federal food safety laws.
Which president passed the Pure Food and Drug Act as a result of the reading Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"?
A. Teddy Roosevelt
B. William Howard Taft
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. William Mckinley
A. Teddy Roosevelt
In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting the -
A. creation of the Electoral College
B. expansion of the "spoils" system
C. formation of the Federal Reserve System
D. direct election of Senators
D. direct election of Senators
Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems that resulted from -
A. environmental conservation
B. the naturalization of immigrants
C. rapid industrialization
D. westward expansion
C. rapid industrialization
Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?
A. To reduce economic inflation.
B. To increase the amount of money in circulation.
C. To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions.
D. To raise campaign contribution limits.
B. To increase the amount of money in circulation.
Civil service reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was a reaction to which of the following issues?
A. The dwindling influence of political machines.
B. The corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines.
C. The ignorance of voters who elected well-meaning but incompetent public officials.
D. The emergence of single-issue third parties.
B. The corrupt and inefficient distribution of government jobs by political machines.
How did the Granger and Populist movements of the 1880s and 1890s, attempt to influence the Interstate Commerce Commission?
A. They insisted that unemployed farmers be employed in the railroad industry.
B. They asked the federal government to subsidize the individual farmer.
C. They insisted that rates for transporting agricultural products on railroads be lowered.
D. They asked for free trade policies to raise crop prices.
C. They insisted that rates for transporting agricultural products on railroads be lowered.
A "Muckraker" can be defined as...
A. members of the Democratic Party who were ideologically aligned with fiscal conservatism or classical liberalism.
B. investigative journalists that went undercover to expose corruption and wrongdoing in society.
C. an organization of farmers in the late 1800s that helped jumpstart the Populist.
D. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
B. investigative journalists that went undercover to expose corruption and wrongdoing in society.
What was one way the 19th amendment excerpted below help advance the cause of gender equality?
A. It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.
B. It contributed to a long-term in the number of men voting in elections.
C. It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.
D. It established the idea that women should contribute to all secrets of the economy.
A. It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.