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WorksheetsBarrett, Donnie Ch. 21
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
What are "political machines"?
A voting machine
A robot president
powerful organizations that used both legal
and illegal methods to get their candidates elected to public office
Republicans and Democrats
Progressives were...
working to improve society in the late 1800s
people working for Progressive Home and Auto Insurance
Who/what were muckrakers?
Journalists were nicknamed muckrakers
because they “raked up” and exposed the
muck, or fi lth, of society.
Journalists were nicknamed muckrakers
because they “raked up” leaves.
The amendment that allowed the people to vote directly for senators was the
(a)
What does "recall" mean?
(a)
What was initiative?
I don't know
a procedure to make a Big Mac Sandwich a thing
allowed voters to propose a new law by collecting signatures on a petition
What was "Referendum"?
To be a referee in a football game
permitted voters to approve or reject a law that had already been proposed or passed by a government body
To play football on the PS5
What did Robert M. La Follette do?
decreased the power of political machines and used university professors and other experts to help write new laws and work in state agencies
He didn't do anything.
True/False: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and similar accidents led to the passage of laws improving factory safety standards.
True
False
True/False: Labor leaders and reformers also fought for workers’ compensation laws , which guaranteed a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job.
True
False
True/False: socialism — a system in which the government gives away a country’s means of production.
True
False
What is capitalism?
To be capital
an economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines the price of goods
This socialist union, led by William "Big Bill" Haywood, was called the _____.
Tommy Tuberville
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Abraham Lincoln Union Group
I don't know.
What was the goal of the Industrial Workers of
the World (IWW)?
To take over Great Britain
to destroy the White House
to organize all workers into one large union that would overthrow capitalism.
The Eighteenth Amendment banned the production, (a) , and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the United States.
What was the purpose of the NAACP?
an organization that called for economic and educational equality for African Americans
It was the first version of NASCAR.
I don't know.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
He was the 25th president
He was the 26th president
I don't know
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
It was a machine made by Olmstead.
This law prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of mislabeled or contaminated food and drugs.
This law allowed the manufacture, sale, and transport of mislabeled or contaminated food and drugs.
the protection of nature and its resources
(a)
Who was William Howard Taft?
He invented Laffy Taffy.
He was Teddy Roosevelt's writing secretary.
He was Teddy Roosevelt's war secretary.
He was Teddy Roosevelt's speech secretary.
What was the Progressive Party's nickname?
(a)
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
He was a Democratic candidate.
He was a Republican candidate.
He was a Whig candidate.
I don't know.
What did the Sixteenth Amendment do?
This amendment allows the federal government to impose direct taxes on citizens’ incomes.
This amendment disallowed the federal government to impose direct taxes on citizens’ incomes.
