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the banning of the manufacture sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages. (A) tariff (B) bootlegger (C) ratification (D) prohibition
(D) prohibition
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Women gained the right to vote before or after African Americans?
After (15th African Americans 19th women)
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A procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people. (A) initiative (B) recall (C) referendum (D) impeachment
(B) recall
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Which person is most identified with urban social reform in the late 1800s. (F) Jane Addams (G) Ida B. Wells (H) Frances Willard (J) John Muir
(F) Jane Addams
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When President Roosevelt ordered the Justice Department to sue the Northern Securities Company for it monopoly of railroads he earned the title _____________ (A) trustbuster (B) muckraker (C) tyrant (D) philanthropist
(A) trustbuster
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The Progressive Era is defined by reform of all the following EXCEPT- (F) political parties (G) big business (H) labor practices (J) farming techniques
(J) farming techniques
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What is the only Amendment to the US Constitution to be repealed? (A) 16th Income Tax (B) 2nd Right to Bear Arms (C) 18th Prohibition (D) 24th Abolition of Poll Taxes
(C) 18th Prohibition
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The issue of unemployment and declining wages on the West Coast led to which of the following foreign policies? (F) Open Door Policy (G) Dollar Diplomacy (H) Domino Effect (J) Chinese Exclusion Act
(J) Chinese Exclusion Act
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John Muir is to_________ as Upton Sinclair is to___________ (A) Environmental Protection Agency....Pure Water and Air Act (B) National Parks Service....Pure Food and Drug Act (C) Pure Food and Drug Act...Open Door Policy (D) Open Door Policy...National Parks Service
(B) National Parks Service...Pure Food and Drug Act
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What are 2 ways that Woodrow Wilson failed to help extend African Americans' civil rights?
He opposed federal antilynching legislation and allowed the practice of segregation to continue and expand during his presidency.
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homesteader is to farmer...as....muckraker is to ____________ (A) sailor (B) journalist (C) industrialist (D) immirgrant
(B) journalist
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Which Amendment helped to fund multiple government programs and is still in use today? (A) 15th Right to Vote (B) 16th Income Tax (C) 17 Direct Election of Senators (D) 19th Woman Suffrage
(B) 16th Income Tax
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Which of the following is the MOST important effect of the Progressive Era reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall? (F) made government more responsive to voters (G) restructured the government branches (H) increased the power of the judicial branch (J) provided for use of the Australian ballot
(F) made government more responsive to voters
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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
(C) 19th Amendment
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Woodrow Wilson's progressive policies which included reduction of the tariff on imported goods, reform of the inept national banking system, and strengthening of the Sherman Act to combat trusts were know as __________ (A) Square Deal (B) Open Door Policy (C) initiative (D) New Freedom
(D) New Freedom
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Which of the following contributed to the Progressive Era being identified as a significant era in U.S. history? (F) the distinctive feature of reform that is present throughout the time period (G) a set of prominent historical events that changed society (H) economic activity that is significant in the time sequence (J) all of these
(J) all of these
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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 established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote. (D) It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population.
(C) It established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.
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Which of the following was the 1st large-scale effort of the U.S. government to regulate business for the public good? (A) Antitrust Acts (B) Interstate Commerce Commission (C) Pure Food and Drug Act (D) Dollar Diplomacy
(B) Interstate Commerce Commission
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Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam's Settlement House movement in Chicago? (F) The founding of women's colleges (G) The introduction of prison reform (H) The assimilation of immigrants (J) The establishment of public libraries
(H) The assimilation of immigrants
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President Theodore Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business. (A) New Freedom (B) Prohibition (C) Square Deal (D) Open Door Policy
(C) Square Deal
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All of the following actions demonstrate American patriotism and responsibility in the political process EXCEPT- (A) voting in elections at all levels (B) being active in political debate (C) joining a branch of the military (D) writing representatives in Congress
(C) joining a branch of the military
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The Congress Shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
What is the 16th Amendment (Income Tax)
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What is the theory behind the Sherman Antitrust Act? (A) If a company has competition, it cannot raise rates at will leaving customers with no alternatives for purchases. (B) If a company loses the trust of customers, it can fail without government help. (C) If a company has an unfair trade advantage, it will reduce rates so customers will not go to the competition. (D) All of these are theories behind the Sherman Antitrust act.
(A) If a company has competition, it cannot raise rates at will leaving customers with no alternatives for purchases.
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How did the writing of W.E.B. DuBois affect American Society? (F) It pushed Americans to think differently and act differently towards African Americans. (G) It made people more aware of abuses of big business and its negative impact on the cities. (H) It encouraged anti-immigration attitudes towards people from eastern and southern Europe. (J) It recommended African Americans use passive resistance to fight against racial injustice in the South.
(F) It pushed Americans to think differently and act differently towards African Americans.
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The Bull Moose Party was formed when ____________ broke away and formed a 3rd party. (A) Woodrow Wilson (B) Theodore Roosevelt (C) William Taft (D) Gifford Pinchot
(B) Theodore Roosevelt