Progressive Era

Explain how third parties can influence the outcome of an election, even if they do not win.

• By drawing votes away from major parties

• By always winning the majority of votes

• By refusing to participate in debates

• By only running in local elections

When is a political party considered a Third party?

• When they part of the democratic party

• When they are not apart of the two major parties

• When they are part of the republican party

• By only campaigning in one state

Which African American author and editor exposed racial injustices such as lynching and segregation, and advocated for women’s suffrage?

• Ida B. Wells

• Jane Addams

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

Who initiated the Settlement House movement in Chicago, and what was its primary goal?

• Jane Addams; to help the poor and immigrants assimilate

• Ida B. Wells; to promote civil rights for African Americans

• Booker T. Washington; to establish vocational schools for African Americans

• W.E.B. Du Bois; to advocate for higher education for African Americans

Which amendment guaranteed freedom from slavery for former slaves during Reconstruction?

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Sixteenth Amendment

What was the main effect of Jim Crow laws in the South after Reconstruction?

• They promoted equal rights for all citizens

• They enforced racial segregation and limited African American rights

• They abolished slavery

• They provided free land to former slaves

Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation was constitutional if facilities were “separate but equal”?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Roe v. Wade

What was one of the main goals of the NAACP when it was founded?

• To provide financial aid to immigrants

• To provide legal support to African Americans

• To promote industrialization in the South

• To support women's suffrage

Explain how the reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall collectively contribute to making elected officials more accountable to the people.

• They give officials more power to make decisions without public input.

• They allow citizens to participate directly in lawmaking and hold officials responsible for their actions.

• They reduce the number of laws passed each year.

• They make it harder for citizens to influence government decisions.

Explain how the merit system established by the Pendleton Act differed from the spoils system in terms of federal job appointments.

• The merit system used qualifications and exams, while the spoils system used political connections

• Both systems used political connections

• The merit system was based on family ties, while the spoils system was based on exams

• Both systems ignored qualifications