Big Business & Politics in Gilded Age

What is a monopoly?

• A company that has complete control of an industry and does not allow competition.
• A game that old people love to play.
• A business that is controlled by the government.
• none of the above

Laissez-faire is a French term that economists use to describe what kind of government attitude?

• leave business alone
• leave immigrants alone
• build as many businesses as possible
• the government should control all aspects of business

Sweatshops, political machines, tenement dwelling, xenophobia, low wages were all problems of?

• Womens rights
• Native Americans
• Poltical Machines
• Immigration

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

• An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
• An economy where there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
• An economy that is controlled by another country

What legislation was passed due to Nativism?

• Pendelton Civil Service Act
• Homestead Act
• Pacific Railway Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act

The Gilded Age can be described as--

• a time of happiness 
• a time of deep depression
• a time of corruption in politics and business
• a time of war 

Where was an immigrant processed for U.S. entry if they arrived on the West Coast?

• Ellis Island
• Long Island
• Hawaii
• Angel Island 

During the Gilded age, which organizations were responsible for uniting workers to fight for an increase in pay, better working conditions, and a shorter work day? 

• Philanthropy
• Labor Unions
• Political Bosses
• Credit Unions

Which of the following is a strategy used by unions to force employers to meet labor demands?

• Injunctions 
• Lock outs 
• Scabs 
• Strikes 

Which law required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation?

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Pendelton Civil Service Act
• Underwood Tariff Act
• Celler-Kefaufer Act