Progressive Era Quiz

During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to:

• prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms

• increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation

• promote the principle of direct democracy

• limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in:

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

• the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

• a redistribution of tax burden among citizens

• more sources of revenue for state government

Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• Souther farmers and clergy members

• Factory owners and bankers

• Mucrakers and women's organizations

• College students and immigrants

A student learning about US history is instructed to write a paper about WEB DuBois and race relations in the US. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?

• The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens

• The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens

• The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market.

• The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement.

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

• 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

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago?

• The founding of women's colleges

• The introduction of prison reform

• The assimilation of immigrants

• The establishment of public libraries

Progressive reformers attacked "political machines" because they often:

• denied voting rights to ppor

• stole public money through overpriced decisions

• wasted money on military spending

• discriminated against migrant workers

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe:

• people who demonstrated against war

• writers who exposed the evils in American society

• newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities

• politicians who criticized Progressive Era Presidents

In the late 1800s, the principles of Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of:

• the Populists

• laissez-faire economics

• the Progressives

• trusting-busting

Which goal was shared by both the Populist and the Progressives?

• the free coinage of silver

• expansion of opportunities for immigrants

• equality for African Americans

• greater control of govenrment by the people