Progressive Era

The direct election of U.S. Senators, women's suffrage, and greater government regulation of large industries were all issues of importance in the early 1900s to the

• Democrats.

• Federalists.

• Independents

• Progressives.

Women in the United States were MOST affected by which amendment?

• 19th

• 12th

• 16th

• 18th

Which of these BEST describes Theodore Roosevelt's "Square Deal" policies

• a reduction in prices of all luxury items

• governmental cheese and bread for all needy Americans

• a plan to bring the country out of a severe economic depression

• fair business competition and increased welfare for needy Americans

Which of these reforms were adopted during the Progressive Era

• a change in the order of Presidential succession

• extending suffrage to all citizens 18 years and older

• government ownership of railroads and telegraph companies

• direct election of Senators by the people rather than the state legislatures

Which term describes the approval or rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment in some states by the popular vote?

• censure

• initiative

• recall

• referendum

The passage of one of the following laws was strongly influenced by The Jungle.

• Child Labor

• Meat Inspection Act

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Newland Reclamation Act

The passage of the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 was most directly caused by

• Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

• Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

• Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives.

• Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor.

· Women's suffrage

· tighter Child Labor laws

· land conservation programs

· "Trustbusting" of corporations

All of these are describing issues that were successfully addressed during what era?

• Jacksonian Era

• Progressive Era

• Era of Prohibition

• Era of Good Feelings

Which of these causes would have been LEAST LIKELY to be advanced by politicians of the Progressive era?

• the direct election of Senators

• securing voting rights for all races

• limiting the powers and abuses of corporations

• conservation of public lands and natural resources

In 1920 Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the ____ Amendment, earning it the nickname "The Perfect 36."

• 12th

• 16th

• 18th

• 19th