Unit 3 Progressives 3

John Muir is most associated with

• studying geography and climate

• annexing Alaska

• helping to create national parks

• money to agencies dedicated to conservation

The conditions written by Upton Sinclair in Chicago slaughterhouses caused President Roosevelt to

• better working conditions

• better school nutrition programs

• call for the regulation of the food industry

• pass the Sixteenth Amendment

"We the people of the United States; in Order to form a more perfect Union" Which of the following ways did the actions of the Progressive reformers reflect the goal of this statement?

• using the democratic process

• using the free press

• using the will of the majority

• they came from various ethnic and racial groups

What was the result of the Seventeenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment, and direct party primaries?

• citizens are more involved in the election process

• corporate leaders became elected officials

• political bosses gained power

• big business became regulated

Sherman Anti Trust Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Interstate Commerce Act made the federal government

• create mandated protections for business

• gave funding to further business development

• took an active part in regulating business practices

• passed laws promoting improved working conditions.

A characteristic of the Progressive Era is

• shrinking of the US economy

• growing support for overseas expansion

• shifting attitudes about civil rights for minorities

• changing ideas about the functions of US government

Which of the following was one effect of the Progressive Era political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?

• Judicial authority expanding to include administering local elections

• Government officials responding to the needs of voters more readily

• Women and minorities increasing participation in the political process

• political machines gaining greater influence in local elections and politics

How did the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution give more political power to the individual voter?

• It allowed citizens to vote regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity

• It freed citizens to vote without paying a poll tax or passing a literacy test

• It established the direct election of US Senators by popular vote

• It allowed for the number of senators per state to be determined by population

Journalist and social reformer Ida B. Wells was responsible for exposing the brutality associated with

• lynching

• gambling

• child labor

• alcohol abuse

The writings of W.E.B. DuBois promoted the idea that --

• African Americans deserved racial equality immediately

• African Americans needed to organize as a political party

• African Americans must leave the country to obtain rights

• African Americans should seek to gradually gain civil rights