Progressive Era Unit Exam

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

• the creation of the Temperance Soviety

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

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5.A

29.H

The creation of the initiative, referendumm and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in...

• a system of separate schools for new immigrants

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

• a redistribution of the tax burden among citzens

• more sources of revenue for state governments

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5.A

What was the immediate response to the practices mentioned in this excerpt?

• Monopolies formed to control competition in the meat-processing industry.

• Meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide

• Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety.

• Farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution.

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5.B

29.A

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago?

• The founding of women's colleges

• The introduction of prison reform

• The assimilation of immigrants

• The establishment of public libraries

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5.B

Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation

• To reduce economic inflation

• To raise campaign contribution limits

• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

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3.B

Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?

• Each state held party conventions in order to select senators

• A national referendum was held to standardize the procedures for selecting senators

• Open primaries were used to limit the choices of senators who could be confirmed by state legislatures.

• A constitutional Amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote.

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5.A

23.A

29.B

What was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?

• It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government

• It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.

• It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy

• It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections

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23.B

29.B

Which of these contributed to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment?

• Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits.

• The growing political influence of women.

• Politicians campaigning for education reform

• The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions

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26.C

How did the concerns depicted in this cartoon affect the food industry?

• The food industry increased the cost of products in order to pay for chemical additives.

• The federal government regulated the food industry in order to protect the health of the public

• The food industry imported more goods from Europe in order to offer customers more choices.

• The federal government passed antitrust legislation in order to increase competition in the food industry.

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15.B

29.A

What was the primary result of this legislation?

• States instituted their own environmental regulations

• Settlement on lands with fragile ecosystems was prohibited.

• Monopolies seized control of natural resources

• National parks were created as a way to manage land resources

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14.B

29.B