WorksheetsProgressive Era Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 26mins
direct election of senators (a)
(a) income tax
women suffrage/voting not based on gender (a)
19th Amendment (women's rights)
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
19th Amendment (vote)
Which is NOT a way people can influence legislation?
organize rallies
stage protest
sign petitions
move to another state
Which of the following does NOT expand your individual democratic rights?
voting to pass laws
appealing a court decision
a law allowing the government to monitor your calls
recalling an elected official
Match the following
vote of legislative bills
referendum
holding an election to fire an elected official
recall
choosing what needs to be voted on
initiative
Effective (worked)
Not effective (didn't work)
worded too generally
more specific
goal: (dissolve) get rid of monopolies (sherman)
goal: (dissolve) get rid of monopolies (clayton)
enabled labor strikes for better working conditions (sherman)
enabled labor strikes for better working conditions (clayton)
regulated railroad shipping charges between states: (a)
The Progressive Era reforms such as initiative, referendum, and recall were designed to make state governments (a)
How does the 16th amendment affect the government?
it raises revenue
it regulates investments
it limits citizen inheritance
it expands private business profits
The (a) brought economic, political, and social reform to America.
Which of the following is the MOST important effect of the Progressive Era reforms of initiative, referendum and recall?
made the government more responsive to voters
restructured the government branches
increased the power of the judicial branch
provided for use of the Australian ballot
Which of the following belongs in the last circle? (a)
Match the following
Ida Tarbell
exposed Standard Oil monopoly
W.E.B. DuBois
helped create NAACP
Upton Sinclair
exposed meat packing industry
Jacob Riis
photographed/ exposed poverty
Jane Addams
opened Hull House
During the Progressive Era, who wrote novels and essays to expose problems in urban areas?
(a)
How did Susan B. Anthony's social activism impact American government?
Her social activism led to the banning of poll taxes.
Her social activism led to the lowering of the voting age.
Her social activism led to the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Her social activism led to the passage of the 26th Amendment.
Who does this describe?
Susan B. Anthony
W.E.B. DuBois
Eugene Debs
Robert Lafollette
Which third party was MOST associated with the “Bull Moose” candidate of 1912?
Progressive
Greenback
Populist
Anti-Masonic
Which best describes the KKK?
A social justice movement for women's equality
A political party for racial equality
A civil rights organization for better pay and benefits
Which part suggests the fault of the poor tenement conditions belongs to the management?
