Progressive Era

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

Which one of two laws did the federal government do in response to the rotten meats revealed by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Indian Removal Act

A goal of the Progressives during the Progressive Era was to.

• end child labor

• end political corruption

• expand direct democracy

• all of the above

What did the 16th amendment do?

• Congress can collect graduated income taxes

• allowed for the direct election of senators

• banned the sale of alcohol

• granted women's suffrage

Before 1913, the selection of U.S. senators was criticized as not truly representative of the states' citizens. What was the solution?

• Congress passed the 19th amendment to ensure voting from both men and women.

• Congress passed the 15th amendment to ensure voting from all men, black and white

• Congress passed the 17th amendment for direct electing of senators

• Congress passed the 17th amendment to have state legislatures elect senators

What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?

• it established consistent traffic signs across the country

• it legalized the spoils system

• it delegated the power of nominating candidates to the staets

• it established a merit system by testing for potential office holders

The Gilded Age (1880s-1900s) featured the growing power of big business and their monopolization of industries. Such economic power prevented competition and manipulated consumer prices. What did Congress do as a response?

• Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act

• Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Congress passed laws protecting monopolies

• Congress passed the Clayton Antitrust Act

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, led President Roosevelt to respond by

• passing the 16th Amendment

• better school nutrition programs

• government regulation of the food industry

• reforms in working conditions

The 17th Amendment gave more power to American voters by.....

• Allowing voters to choose their Senators directly

• Allowing women to vote

• Allowing African Americans to vote

• It banned poll taxes

A major purpose of the Progressive Movement (1900 to 1917) was to –

• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society.

• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe.

• support government control of factory production.

• stimulate the industrial economy.