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WorksheetsEOC Review: The Poor's History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the significant impact of the Progressive Movement on American life?
decreased influence of the media on public policy
increased restrictions on presidential powers
increased government regulation of business
reduced government spending for social programs
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program was aimed primarily at
increasing the number of Americans who attended college
spurring advances in American science and education
provide minimum wage jobs for all unemployed Americans
sending volunteers to poor foreign nations
President Roosevelt's response to Supreme Court decisions that declared several New Deal laws unconstitutional was to
propose legislation to increase the size of the Supreme Court
ignore the Court's rulings
demand the resignation of several justices
ask Congress to limit the Court's jurisdiction
A major effect of the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act, 1935) was that labor unions
were soon controlled by large corporations
obtained the right to bargain collectively
lost the right to strike
experienced increasing difficulty in gaining new members
A main goal of the Granger Movement of the 1870s and 1880s was to
strengthen labor unions
improve living conditions in urban slums
reduce the rate of inflation
force the railroads to lower freight rates
The "supply side" economics of President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush favored
raising tariffs to increase the number of imports
providing incentives to stimulate business growth
establishing government programs to provide jobs for the unemployed
increasing federal taxes to support social welfare programs
Both the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act were passed in response to the problem of
companies refusing to hire minority workers
unsafe working conditions in factories
big business limiting competition
businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants
In the early 1900s, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through their
publication of articles and books
control over factories
activities as government officials
frequent acts of civil disobedience
The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by
lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget
reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation
providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy
decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs
What effect did overproduction have on farmers in the 1920s?
farm prices rose because there was more to buy, thereby making farmers rich for a time
farm production increased even more, and farmers prospered
farm prices fell, causing farmers to struggle even prior to the Great Depression
farmers had to rely on President Coolidge's price controls to survive
An economist during the 1930s who believed in deficit spending and direct intervention by the government to deal with an economic depression would have been supportive of which of the following?
the New Deal
trickle-down economics
New Federalism
laissez-faire economics
What role did children often play in the US urban labor force at the beginning of the 1900s?
they worked long hours for low pay
the rarely worked because they were in school
they worked limited hours because of strict child labor laws
they were rarely hired because employers had to pay them a minimum wage
What effect did new technology, increased mechanization, and mass production have on the United States?
people started saving more money than they had before the 1920s
businesses produced more at more affordable prices, helping the US to become a "consumer society"
the economy suffered because consumers did not yet trust innovative modes of production
businesses produced less, and inflation increased
Who of the following opposed monopolies?
John D. Rockefeller
robber barons
advocates of Social Darwinism
progressive reformers
What amendment did Progressives support because they wanted the rich to pay more taxes?
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
