Progressive Era REVIEW

In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in...

• working with labor unions to increase worker salaries

• taking responsibility for the safety of consumers

• setting limits on the growth of private industry

• implementing social welfare programs

How did the 19th Amendment expand the democratic process?

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of sex

• By eliminating the poll tax

• By lowering the voting age

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to...

• the increased need to protect worker interests

• the increased demand for skilled workers

• the decreased power of political machines

• the decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Many Progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that...

• people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

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

• immigration weakened national unity

• poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation

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.

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.

• Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.

• Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

• Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

What did the 17^th amendment do?

• Graduated income tax

• Direct election of senators

• Gave all men the right to vote

• Single term for president

What is a muckraker?

• A city official who is corrupt

• A citizen who gets petitions signed

• A gardener who gets muddy

• A journalist who uncovers wrongdoing

A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed...

• Industrialization

• Reconstruction

• Progressive Era

• Prohibition

Prohibition began with the...

• 15th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 21st Amendment