Progressive Era

The above quotation most closely represents the view held by....

"In slave times, the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging [whipping], but with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the negro was not only scourged; he was lynched."

• William Jennings Bryan

• Ida B. Wells

• Upton Sinclair

• Susan B. Anthony

Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives, by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed the problems that resulted from....

• The naturalization of immigrants

• Environmental conservation

• Westward expansion

• Rapid industrialization

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should..

• Prevent unfair business practices

• Restrict immigration to the United State

• Reduce the number of small farms

• Abolish private property ownership

In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting the...

• Expansion of the spoils system

• Direct election of U.S Senators

• Creation of the Electoral College

• Formation of the Federal Reserve System

Which goal, set at a women's convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, was finally achieved during the Progressive Era?

• Passage of the Pure Drug and Food Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Adoption of the graduated income tax

• Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

Progressive reformers attacked "political machines: because they often...

• Denied voting rights to the poor

• Stole public money through overpaid contracts

• Wasted money on military spending

• Discriminated against migrant workers

To guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy, President Wilson introduced...

• Limits on foreign investments

• Insurance for all bank deposits

• An end to the gold standard

• The Federal Reserve System

During the progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted initiative, referendum, and recall. Together these procedures...

• Extended the right to vote to eighteen-year-old citizens

• Gave citizens a more direct voice in government

• let registered voters select each state's Presidential electors

• Allowed a state's resident to bring lawsuit against another state

During the early 1900's 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

What was the goal of those who supported the Seventeenth Amendment, providing for direct election of U.S Senators?

• Expanding the power of the legislative branch

• Providing equal voting rights to minority groups

• Making the Senate more responsible to the people

• Based Senate representation on state population