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"The Jungle"
What was the name of Upton Sinclair's book that exposed the bad practices of the meat packing industry?
100
McDonald's
What fast food corporation was the target of Morgan Spurlock's documentary, "Supersize Me!"?
100
recall
What is the term for taking a poorly performing elected official out of office?
100
18th
What amendment is also known as Prohibition?
100
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was "Teddy the Trustbuster"?
200
Jacob Riis
Who used flash photography in the slums of New York to tell us "How the Other Half Lives"?
200
Dr. Seuss
Who was the author of many children's books, including "The Lorax", which told children of the problems associated with deforestation?
200
referendum
What is the term for allowing the voters to become the EXECUTIVE branch by voting on a law?
200
19th
What amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote?
200
William Howard Taft
What president busted twice as many trusts as Teddy?
300
Thomas Nast
Who used political cartoons to show New Yorkers the crimes of "Boss" Tweed?
300
Richard Nixon
What president resigned from office partly due to the exposure of his crimes reported by Woodward and Bernstein?
300
primary
What is the term for narrowing down the field of candidates in a political party?
300
A graduated income tax.
What did the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution allow the government to set up?
300
Woodrow Wilson
Who won the Election of 1912, mainly because he was the only candidate from his political party?
400
Ida Tarbell
Whose magazine articles showed a different side of philanthropist billionaire John D. Rockefeller?
400
"Silent Spring"
What was the title of Rachel Carson's book about the effects of DDT on the bald eagle population?
400
Sherman Antitrust Act
What law was on the books for twelve years before "Teddy the Trustbuster" used it to break up J.P. Morgan's railroad monopoly?
400
Senators
What group of people did the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution allow voters to directly elect?
400
True. His first term was a non-elected term.
True or False? Even if the 22nd Amendment (Limits the president to two terms) had been around in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt could STILL have legally run for president.
500
Lincoln Steffens
Who wrote "Shame of the Cities", which exposed the corruption of many American city governments?
500
Chevrolet
What brand of car was shown to be "Unsafe At Any Speed", according to Ralph Nader?
500
initiative
What is the term for allowing citizens to become the LEGISLATIVE branch by introducing legislation?
500
The sale, production, and transportation of alcohol.
What, specifically, was banned by the passage of the 18th Amendment?
500
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, known for "Sherman's March to the Sea", as well as the person primarily in ordering the extinction of many Native Americans, and the person in charge of completing the transcontinental railroad.
Teddy Roosevelt is well known for having the guts to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act. The law is named after Sen. John Sherman (R-Ohio). Who was Sherman's famous brother?