USHC Unit 4: Progressive Presidents and Political Machines

Which Presidential Candidate created the "Bull Moose" party?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• William McKinley

My presidential platform was called the "Square Deal." 

• Wilson
• Debs
• Taft
• Roosevelt

The 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their ______ directly.

• President
• Vice President
• Senators
• House Representatives

What nickname did Roosevelt get after breaking up monopolies with the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

• Trustbuster
• Monopolybuster
• Tim Roosevelt Destroyer of Trusts
• Slayer of trusts and eradicator of monopolies

What happened in the election of 1912?

• Roosevelt runs as a third party and wins
• Roosevelt runs as a third party which divides Republicans and helps to elect Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
• Taft runs as a Republican and wins
• none of the above

Which president pushed for the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, Federal Reserve, and Federal Trade Commission?

• McKinley
• Roosevelt
• Taft
• Wilson

Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?

• Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt

• Wilson, Garfield, Taft

• T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan

• T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Which amendment paved the way for the graduated income tax?

• 14th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 

• Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
• Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
• A Republican political machine
• A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 

Who is most associated with political machines in New York City?

• "Boss" Tweed

• John Rockefeller

• Jane Adams

• Andrew Carnegie