Progressive Era Amendments and Reforms STAAR Review

The 16th Amendment was a Progressive Era reform. What was its purpose?

• Established the federal income tax

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Women's right to vote

• Direct election of senators

How did the 17th Amendment give Americans a greater voice in government?

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Direct election of senators

• Established the federal income tax

• Women's right to vote

What was the purpose of the 18th Amendment?

• Women's right to vote

• Established the federal income tax

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Direct election of senators

What was the purpose of the 19th Amendment?

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Women's right to vote

• Established the federal income tax

• Direct election of senators

What were Progressive Era reforms like initiative, referendum, and recall designed to do?

• Involve voters more directly in the political process

• Establish the federal income tax

• Prohibit alcohol

• Provide women's suffrage

What did Susan B. Anthony fight for?

• Prohibition of alcohol

• Women's suffrage

• Direct election of senators

• Establishment of the federal income tax

What was the purpose of Hull House established by Jane Addams?

• To provide services to the poor and help immigrants assimilate

• To establish the federal income tax

• To prohibit alcohol

• To provide women's suffrage

What did W.E.B. DuBois fight for and what organization did he establish?

• Women's suffrage; NAACP

• Racial equality; NAACP

• Prohibition of alcohol; NAACP

• Direct election of senators; NAACP

How did muckrakers provide a service to the American public?

• Established the federal income tax

• Exposed abuses in government and industry

• Provided women's suffrage

• Prohibited alcohol

What law was passed due to public outcry caused by Upton Sinclair’s novel "The Jungle"?

• The 18th Amendment

• The 19th Amendment

• The Meat Inspection Act

• The Federal Income Tax Act