USH Progressive Era Unit Review

During the Progressive Era one goal of state-level political reforms 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

Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that

• People in lower classes were not capable of economic success

• Immigration weakened national unity

• The government should take the responsibility for the well-being of people

• Poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation

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

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits

• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced

• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations

• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation

• To reduce economic inflation

• To raise campaign contribution limits

• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addam’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

A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B DuBois and race relations. Which of the following would be 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

A writer who publishes articles revealing political corruption might be called a modern day -

• Abolitionist

• Muckraker

• Nativist

• Philanthropist

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 revenue for state government

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