Progressive Era Exam

The issue addressed by this poster is primarily associated with the —

• Progressive Era

• Great Depression

• Roaring Twenties

• Cold War

These demands most reflected the concerns of —

• immigrant workers seeking economic justice

• robber barons pursuing higher profits

• small farmers in need of affordable credit

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

• Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

• Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

• More women have been elected to Congress.

• Corrupt officials can be removed from office.

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

• By lowering the voting age

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of gender

• By eliminating the poll tax

• By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

• the creation of the Temperance Society

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to —

• limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

• increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation

• limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts

• promote the principle of direct democracy

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in —

• a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

• the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process

• more sources of revenue for state governments

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• College students and immigrants

• Muckrakers and women’s organizations

• Southern farmers and clergy members

• Factory owners and bankers

Public response to revelations such as the one in this excerpt led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the —

• Food and Drug Administration

• Institution of Education Sciences

• Centers for Disease Control

• Department of Commerce

A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W. E. B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment?

• The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market.

• The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.

• The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement.