WorksheetsUnit 3: The Progressive Era Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —
the creation of the Temperance Society
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
the initiation of the Settlement House movement
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
What was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?
It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.
It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.
It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy.
It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections.
Which of these is the best definition of an era?
A period of time identified by political, economic, or social trends
A series of various changes over many years
A series of events unified by individual or organized protests
A period of time lasting between 10 and 15 years
During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to –
prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms
increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation
promote the principle of direct democracy
limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
During the Progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted the initiative, referendum, and recall. Together these procedures -
extended the right to vote to 18-year-old citizens
gave citizens a more direct voice in government
let registered voters select each state’s Presidential electors
allowed a state’s residents to bring lawsuits against another state
A primary goal of the Progressive Movement in the United States in the early 20th century was to -
Correct political and economic injustices resulting from industrialization during the Gilded Age
Maintain the traditional laissez-faire attitude toward business
Encourage big business to become more efficient through mergers and monopolies
Solve racial tensions that existed in northern industrial states
Which broad characteristic defines the historical era diagrammed in this graphic organizer?
industrialization
reform
imperialism
Prosperity
Which of the following correctly matches each Progressive Era reform with its impact on government?
1a, 2c, 3b
1b, 2a, 3c
1c, 2a, 3b
1c, 2b, 3a
An unexpected result of the passage of the 18th Amendment was —
a decrease in the number of African American elected
officials the closing of many of the nation’s settlement houses
increased activity by communists, socialists, and other political radicals
a rise in organized crime
Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle led to the passage of what two acts?
The Pendleton Service Act and the Dawes Allotment Act.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act.
The Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
The National Reclamation Act and the Antiquities Act.
A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment?
The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens.
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market.
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement.
Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Southern farmers and clergy members
Factory owners and bankers
Muckrakers and women’s organizations
College students and immigrants
These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells’s contributions as
a religious leader
an artist of the Harlem Renaissance
a supporter of Prohibition
an advocate of equality
Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?
Social Justice
Populism
Laissez-faire
Egalitarianism
What impact did third parties have on the election of 1912?
Eugene Debs, the Socialist party’s nominee, won.
William Taft was re-elected president.
The split in the Republican Party allowed for the Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win the election.
Theodore Roosevelt backed William Taft’s nomination for president.
The Supreme Court’s actions in agreeing to hear this case illustrate –
key aspects of a democracy based on popular sovereignty
checks and balances between branches of the federal government
legal rulings of a partisan nature as a result of judicial activism
separate roles of state and national governments in a federal system.
The national income tax, free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the direct election of U.S. Senators were proposals included in the -
Declaration of Sentiments
Federal Reserve System Act
Populist Party Platform
Sixteenth Amendment
What type of political activity is described in this scenario?
Protesting
Boycotting
Lobbying
Recalling
Which was a shared goal by both the Progressives and Populists?
the free coinage of silver
expansion of opportunities for immigrants
equality for African Americans
greater control of the government by the people
The passage of which law provided the first sign that the U.S. government was shifting away from a policy of laissez-faire?
the Sherman Antitrust Act
the Interstate Commerce Act
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the Pure Food and Drug Act
