Am History Ch 17-18

The progressive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals EXCEPT

• protection social welfare

• promoting business monopolies

• creating economic reform

• fostering efficiency in the workplace

Muckrakers were

• politicians

• conservationists

• sufferagists

• journalists

A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as

• an initiative

• a referendum

• an amendment

• a collective

In "The Jungle", Upton Sinclair exposed

• dangers faced by coal miners

• corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

• Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry

• illegal deals between special interests and the government

The first person to use the presidency as a "bully pulpit" was

• William H. Taft

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

The law that required truthful labels was the

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

The primary goal of the NAACP was

• voting rights for women

• better working conditions

• regulation of the banking industry

• equality among the races

Formed strict cleanliness regulations for the meat packing industry

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• NAWSA

• Meat Inspection Act

• Federal Trade Commission

This person was an advocate for improving the lives of women and children

• Florence Kelley

• William Taft

• Upton Sinclair

• Gifford Pinchot

The watchdog agency given the power to stop unfair business practices

• Meat Inspection Act

• Federal Trade Commission

• Conservation

• Federal Reserve System