Progressive Era

Which constitutional right was the central focus in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

• freedom of assembly guaranteed by the first amendment

• due process of the law in the fifth amendment

• equal protection of the law under the 14th amendment

• equal voting rights guaranteed by the 15th amendment

In the early 20th century, muckraking authors Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell primarily criticized the federal government for

• wasting money on foreign wars

• ignoring abuses committed by big business

• excessive regulation of the steel industry

• overspending on social welfare programs

During the Progressive Era, voters were given more opportunities to select political party candidates through

• direct primary elections

• term limits on elected officials

• initiative and recall

• public funding of elections

Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal and Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom shared the goal of

• achieving equal rights for minority groups

• protecting the interests of big business

• strengthening federal regulatory power over large corporations

• instituting laissez-faire policies

The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to

• balance the budget

• insure savings account deposits

• control the money supply

• regulate the stock market

W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington strongly disagreed over the

• need for passage of the 14th amendment to acquire civil rights

• benefits of the Harlem Renaissance

• method and speed for attaining equal rights for African Americans

• use of the federal policy of affirmative action to aid African Americans

Which idea best expresses the philosophy of Progressive reformers?

• Economic growth should take priority over social concerns.

• Government actions should promote solutions to problems in society.

• Reform should come from private business leaders.

• Labor unions could undermine the free enterprise system.

Which legislation resulted from the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle?

• Hepburn Act

• Meat Inspection Act

• Dawes Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

President Theodore Roosevelt earned a reputation as a trustbuster because he

• favored the conservation of natural resources

• used court actions to break up business monopolies

• sided with labor unions against big business

• opposed the efforts of consumer advocates

One way in which Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis were similar is that each sought to

• end racial discrimination

• limit government regulations

• control illegal immigration

• expose economic and social abuses