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WorksheetsProgressive Era Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 39mins
The Progressive goal to implement women's suffrage was accomplished by -
A national referendum
an executive order
A supreme Court decision
a constitutional amendment
The Pendleton Act required jobs to be -
based on the political party affiliation of the applicant
determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations
based on the approval of lawmakers
set aside for business executives of large corporations
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a greater share of company profits.
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.
The creation of initiative, referendum, 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 citizens
more sources of revenue for state governments
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.
What did the 17th amendment do?
Income taxes
Gave all men the right to vote
Direct election of senators
Single term for president
What is a muckraker?
A city official who is corrupt
A gardener who gets muddy
A citizen who gets petitions signed
A journalist who uncovers wrongdoing
What was the Progressive Movement?
A period with a shift from making things by hand to making things with machines
A period of large scale immigration to the US
A period of economic decline & agriculture hardships
A period of social and political reform in the US
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 protected Americans from certain abusive practices of -
banks
corporations
government officials
union leaders
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
Which phrase describes a major goal of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
To provide stability for the national economy by creating a central banking system.
To raise money for wartime needs by selling government bonds.
To give incentives for U.S. entrepreneurs by offering low-interest loans.
To encourage competition in U.S. industry by breaking up corporate trusts.
What was the main goal of the women’s suffrage movement?
to give women the right to vote
to elect a woman president
to give women the right to own property
to give African Americans the right to vote
Movement lead by protestant ministers that was part of the beginnings of the Progressive Era.
The secular movement
Sunday School
The Social Gospel Movement
The Christian Movement
Wisconsin’s Republican governor _____ decreased the power of political machines and used university professors and other experts to help write new laws and work in state agencies.
Robert M. La Follette
William Marcy Tweed
Progressives
Seventeenth Amendment
Who was the governor from Wisconsin that pushed for political reforms in his state such as direct primaries and tax reform?
Bobby Maxwell
Jim Vance
Howard Wallace
Robert LaFollette
What aspect of society was neglected during the Progressive Era?
Child Labor
Civil Rights
Working Conditions
Government Corruption
Select all answers that were part of Wilson's Triple Wall of Privilege.
Trusts
Banks
Tariffs
Temperance
Theodore Roosevelt was the first reformer president.
True
False
The Progressive Party of 1912 was also known as the...
(a)
True or False: William Howard Taft is the only US President who also served as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
True
False
The Progressive Era was a time during which:
the Industrial Age began.
intense social and political changes were made to improve society.
wealthy company owners started taking advantage of their workers.
the government allowed the company owners to take advantage of their workers.
Who were the Robber Barons during the Progressive Era?
Thieves who robbed workers.
Workers who robbed company owners.
Company owners who eliminated other companies who competed against them.
Government officials who took money from the government.
The reformers were predominantly members of _________
the white house
NAACP
the boys and girls club
the middle class
Select all that apply: Which of these were goals of the Progressive Movement?
Protecting the social welfare
Promoting moral improvement
Economic reform
Efficency in government and industry
Preventing immigrants from entering the country
What did the WCTU believe? (choose 2)
opposed slavery
opposed women's suffrage
opposed prohibition
opposed alcohol production and sales
The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of
(a)
The (a) Movement had the goal of banning alcohol in the United States.
