HW 5.12: Theodore Roosevelt & Progressive Reform

The actions of Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, and Booker T. Washington illustrate that reform in the United States has

• utilized a variety of methods to achieve many goals 
• depended on support from religious groups 
• relied on programs initiated by the Federal Government 
• promoted women’s suffrage as its main goal 

Both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were

• inspired by the effectiveness of earlier state laws 
• designed to protect business from foreign competition 
• declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the late 1800s 
• passed by the federal government to regulate big business 

The Sherman Antitrust Act is an example of

• Federal laws designed to protect consumers from unsafe products 
• the Federal Government’s response to changes in the economy 
• Federal laws designed to control spending 
• the Federal Government’s attempts to regulate big business 

The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to

• eliminate unfair business practices 
• reduce imports from foreign nations 
• reduce the power of the unions 
• increase the power of local governments 

In the United States, the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to

• protect the environment 
• increase competition in business 
• encourage the growth of monopolies 
• strengthen the rights of workers 

Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations to obtain government jobs were enacted to

• eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring 
• allow the government to compete with private industry for employees 
• support the development of public employee labor unions 
• encourage the growth of local political parties 

In response to the demands of farmers and small business owners, Congress enacted laws in the late 19th century that

• supported the organization of farm cooperatives 
• regulated the activities of railroads and trusts 
• provided direct payments to farmers to help them buy modem machinery 
• dropped tariff rates to the lowest point in the century 

Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem of

• companies refusing to hire minority workers 
• businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants 
• unsafe working conditions in factories 
• business combinations limiting competition