Chapter 18 Study Guide Quiz

What act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set reasonable rates?

• Underwood Tariff

• Clayton Antitrust Act

• Hepburn Act

• Federal Reserve Act

Who wrote 'The Jungle' and exposed the conditions of the meatpacking industry?

• Louis D. Brandeis

• Upton Sinclair

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

What was Theodore Roosevelt's policy aimed at preserving the nation's natural resources called?

• New Freedom

• Square Deal

• New Nationalism

• Bull Moose Policy

Which amendment allowed for the direct election of senators?

• 18th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

What did the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 create?

• Federal Trade Commission

• Interstate Commerce Commission

• Federal Reserve Board and regional banks

• Bureau of Corporations

Which president won the election of 1912?

• Woodrow Wilson

• None of the above

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

What did the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 aim to strengthen?

• Labor laws

• Banking regulations

• Income tax laws

• Federal antitrust laws

Who was known as a 'trust buster' but did not oppose companies simply for being large?

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Upton Sinclair

What movement was partly responsible for the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?

• Temperance Movement

• Labor Movement

• Conservation Movement

• Progressive Movement

Which amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors?

• 19th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 17th Amendment