STAAR Review Progressive Era

These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the -

• Harlem Renaissance

• New Deal

• Reconstruction Era

• Progressive Era

The issue addressed by the poster is primarily associated with the --

• Progressive Era

• Great Depression

• Roaring Twenties

• Cold War

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

• By eliminating the poll tax

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

• By lowering the voting age

The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by --

• the creation of the Temperance Society

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

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 the tax burden among citizens

• more sources of revenue for state governments

The reform discussed by Governor Johnson in this excerpt --

• required elected officials to communicate regularly with the public

• provided citizens with more resources to run for office

• made elected officials more directly accountable to their constituents

• created new eligibility requirements for candidates for public office

These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells's contributions as --

• a religious leader

• an artist of the Harlem Renaissance

• a supporter of Prohibition

• an advocate of equality

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

• Southern farmers and clergy members

• Factory owners and bankers

• Muckrakers and women's organizations

• College students and immigrants

Public response to revelations such as the one in this excerpt led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the --

• Food and Drug Administration

• Centers for Disease Control

• Department of Commerce

• Institution of Education Sciences