Unit 6: Quiz 19--Reforming Government

The set of government reforms proposed by Robert La Follette were called the...?

• Spoils System

• Wisconsin Idea

• Party system

• Civil Service system

What was the goal of Robert La Follette's "Wisconsin Idea?"

• To monitor the Spoils System

• To prevent corruption in presidential elections

• To weaken the power of "big business" and political machines in government

• To investigate government officials who are part of political paty leadership

The choosing of candidates by voters in elections instead of political parties, is called a ...?

• Constitutional amendment

• Direct Primary

• Business Reform

• White Primaries

Robert La Follette helped expand democracy in Wisconsin by...?

• Supporting the indirect primary

• Supporting the direct primary

• Eliminating the primary altogether

What problems was the Seventeenth Amendment intended to solve?

• The people had too much influence on senators in Congress

• The term of office for senators was not log enough to be amended

• Senators were being chosen by political machines rather than people

An election that lets citizens remove and replace a government official before that official’s term of office ends, is called a...?

• Recall

• Referendum

• Initiative

• Referral

A popular vote to approve or reject a law during an election is called a...?

• Recall

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Referral

A process by which voters can propose new laws or change existing ones, is called an...?

• Recall

• Referral

• Initiative

• Referendum

Which of the following is an example of how Political Machines ran many cities using corrupt practices?

• Struggled to provide clean water

• Exchanged favors for votes

• Ensured all votes were counted fairly

• Hired officials based on qualifications

Corporate and political entity organized by the residents for the purpose of providing public services, such as city or county governments, are called?

• Municipal Government

• National Government

• State Government

• Political Parties