HUSH Chapter 6 Progressive Era

On August 26, 1920, only after three-fourths of states had voted to ratify it, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution went into full effect, finally guaranteeing this group the right to vote.

• property owners
• slave owners
• freedmen
• women

The Prohibition Movement set out to help reduce crime and corruption, and solve social  problems with ________.

• laws allowing the government to restrict the number of hours people worked
• laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol
• higher wages and government safety codes for laborers
• the end to child labor in coal mines

Which of the following repealed the original decision on prohibition? 

• 17th Amendment
• 16th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 21st Amendment

What did progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society’s  problems?

• big businesses
• social welfare programs
• the churches
• the government

What event prompted Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act in 1906?

• the publication and popularity of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
• an outbreak of cholera in Chicago caused by tainted meat
• articles in Collier’s magazine about the ingredients in certain foods
• Roosevelt’s dispute with Chicago slaughterhouse owners

In what area did Taft’s contributions equal or surpass Roosevelt’s?

• Limiting and regulating trusts
• muckraking
• prohibition
• suffrage

Which of the following accurately explains the outcomes of the 1912 Election?

• The creation of the Bull Moose Party creating a fracture of the Republican party, and the overall victory for Bull Moose Party nominee Teddy Roosevelt.
• The victory of the Republican candidate, William Howard Taft after backed support from former President Teddy Roosevelt.
• The overwhelming victory by Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party, due to the creation of the Bull Moose Party and overall Republican dislike for the incumbent candidate, William Howard Taft.
• A decision made by the Electoral College due to the popular vote went to Bull Moose candidate Teddy Roosevelt, but the overall electoral vote going to Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson.

To restore public confidence in the banking system, Wilson supported the establishment  of a _________.

• Federal reserve system
• Federal Trade Commission
• gold-based currency system
• loan system

During his presidency, Woodrow Wilson pushed for the successful ratification of the 16th Amendment which __________________

• Allowed for the regulation of the consumption and production of alcohol.
• Gave the national government the ability to collect income taxes.
• Allowed for the direct election of senators.
• Gave the national government the ability to tax the states.

The Children’s Bureau and  Keating-Owen Act were created/passed in order to regulate ______

• farm loans
• price discrimination
• railroad workdays
• child labor