The Progressive Era U.S. History Test Study Guide

How did progressives try to prevent politicians from intimidating and bribing voters?

• Direct Primary

• Initiative

• Referedum

• Secret Ballot

All of the following measures furthered direct democracy except . . .

• the secret ballot

• direct primaries

• referendums

• city managers

What was the goal of the city manager form of government?

• direct democracy

• government intervention

• government efficiency

• conservation

A graduated income tax is an income tax . . .

• for those who hold academic degrees

• charging one amount to all the people

• charging a higher percentage to the rich

• based on the size of a taxpayer's family

What amendment made a federal income tax legal?

• the Sixteenth Amendment

• the Seventeenth Amendment

• the Eighteenth Amendment

• the Nineteenth Amendment

Why did progressives support Prohibition?

• they wanted to reduce crime and poverty

• they wanted to reduce sin

• they hoped to increase productivity in the workplace

• they wanted to remove waste

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• the Sixteenth Amendment

• the Seventeenth Amendment

• the Eighteenth Amendment

• the Nineteenth Amendment

What theme did Theodore Roosevelt adopt during his first campaign?

• New Deal

• New Freedom

• New Nationalism

• Square Deal

What industry was "busted" by the Northern Securities case?

• coal mining

• meatpacking

• railroads

• oil

What law was passed after the publication of The Jungle?

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Federal Trade Commission Act

• Hepburn Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act