Gilded Age

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

Which is NOT a political concern during the Gilded Age?

• the wealthy were enriching themselves at the expense of the public

• corruption or dishonesty in government

• bribery and voter fraud seemed to be widespread

• the introduction of the civil service system

What was the purpose of the Civil Service Commission?

• fill government jobs based on merit

• end the Gilded Age

• break up monopolies

• award government jobs based on loyalty

What agency was created to control trade that crossed state lines?

• Civil Service Commission

• Interstate Commerce

• Sherman Antitrust

• Recall Commission

What law was created to prohibit businesses from destroying competition but was used to limit power of labor unions?

• Sixteenth Amendment

• Pendleton Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Referendum

A "muckraker" is

• A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories
• Someone who took bribes 
• someone who fought for women's rights
• a gardener

Political machine who took advantage of New York city to make millions

• Susan B. Anthony
• Boss Tweed
• Jacob Riis
• Jane Addams

Which of the following was not a Progressive reform introduced

• Primary

• Spoils System

• Initiative

• Recall

Which is an election in which voters, rather than party leaders, choose their party's candidate?

• primary

• initiative

• recall

• civil service

Which is the method by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office?

• Seventeenth Amendment

• Referendum

• Primary

• Recall