Standard 3 Review

Front

Laissez-faire in regards to the economy means:

Back

Government intervention is minimal

Front

What complaints did labor unions have about the workplace?

Back

Poor working conditions, Low wages, Lack of job security.

Front

Who were the two major Progressive Presidents?

Back

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

Front

What ways did business/industry leaders maximize profits? Options: By reducing worker pay (wages), By increasing employee wages, By decreasing product quality, By expanding into new markets

Back

By reducing worker pay (wages)

Front

The Sherman Antitrust Act limited the power of monopolies by:

Back

Prohibiting anti-competitive agreements

Front

The secret ballot was a major goal of Progressives and Populist in order to limit the power of ____________ machines.

Back

political

Front

How were monopolies impacted by the Progressive Movement?

Back

Monopolies were broken up and regulated by the Progressive Movement.

Front

The government gave railroad companies land grants and subsidies because:

Back

To promote westward expansion

Front

The Progressive Era (16th-19th) Amendments impacted the federal government’s power by:

Back

Increasing the federal government's ability to collect income tax

Front

Why did Big Business owners want the government to have a laissez-faire policy?

Back

To allow businesses to operate with minimal government interference