Progressive Era

Which of the following was one effect of the Progressive Era political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall? 5A

• Judicial authority expanding to include administering local elections.
• Government officials responding to the needs of voters more readily.
• Women and minorities increasing participation in the political process.
• Political machines gaining greater influence in local elections and politics.

As a result of the listed Progressive Era reforms 5A —

• citizens became more involved in the election process
• corporate leaders began campaigning for elected office
• political bosses gained greater control over local elections
• big business came under additional government regulation

Which movement at the turn of the 20th century brought reform efforts into the economic, political, and social arenas of America? 5A

• Socialism
• Civil Rights
• Progressivism
• Populism

The Interstate Commerce Act was the FIRST large scale attempt by government to regulate which of these? 15B

• Chinese immigration
• railroads
• the Grange
• Robber Barons

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business? 15B

• Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
• Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
• Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
• Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?

• Ida Tarbell
• Lewis Hines 
• Jacob Riis
• Upton Sinclair

Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

• Jacob Riis
• Lewis Hines
• Ida Tarbell
• Upton Sinclair

What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?

• Interstate Commerce Act
• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Clayton Antitrust Act
• Keller-Cefauver Act

What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?

• Interstate Commerce Act
• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Clayton Antitrust Act
• Keller-Cefauver Act

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?

• Elixabeth Cady Stanton
• Jane Addams
• Susan B. Anthony
• Belle Starr