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Module 5 - Academic Vocab Quizs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws

b)

Court case that abolished segregation

c)

Court case that established the right to vote

d)

Court case that ended the Civil War

2.

Theodore Roosevelt

a)

United States president from 1901 to 1909

b)

United States president from 1897 to 1901

c)

United States president from 1913 to 1921

d)

United States president from 1909 to 1913

3.

initiative

a)

A process where citizens can propose a law

b)

A method for electing representatives

c)

A system for voting on budget allocations

d)

A way to organize community events

4.

Robert M. La Follette

a)

Progressive Wisconsin governor and senator

b)

Famous American author

c)

Notable Civil Rights leader

d)

Influential military general

5.

Niagara Movement

a)

Insisted that blacks should seek a liberal arts education so that the African American community would have well-educated leaders.

b)

Promoted the idea of vocational training for African Americans.

c)

Advocated for the immediate integration of schools and public facilities.

d)

Called for the establishment of separate educational institutions for blacks.

6.

recall

a)

A vote on whether to remove a public official from office

b)

A process to elect a new public official

c)

A method of public opinion polling

d)

A legal procedure for impeachment

7.

progressive movement

a)

Social reform movement in the early-20th century

b)

Economic policy reform in the late-19th century

c)

Cultural renaissance in the mid-20th century

d)

Political revolution in the 21st century

8.

Ida B. Wells

a)

African American reformer who tried to end lynching through her reporting

b)

Civil rights leader known for her work in the 1960s

c)

Feminist writer who focused on women's suffrage

d)

Prominent abolitionist who fought against slavery

9.

Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

a)

School headed by W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

School headed by Booker T. Washington

c)

School focused on liberal arts education

d)

School established for women only

10.

Upton Sinclair

a)

Novelist who exposed social problems

b)

Famous painter of the Renaissance

c)

Pioneer in computer science

d)

Renowned physicist of the 20th century

11.

Square Deal

a)

A program of economic reforms by President Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

A series of social reforms initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt

c)

President Theodore Roosevelt’s program of progressive reforms

d)

A foreign policy strategy developed by President Theodore Roosevelt

12.

Seventeenth Amendment

a)

Amendment providing for senators to be elected directly

b)

Amendment that abolished poll taxes

c)

Amendment granting women the right to vote

d)

Amendment that established the income tax

13.

Florence Kelley

a)

Social reformer who worked to help women and children

b)

Famous artist known for her paintings

c)

Political leader in the 19th century

d)

Scientist who discovered a new element

14.

referendum

a)

A way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote

b)

A type of government where citizens elect representatives

c)

A legal document that outlines the rights of citizens

d)

A process of gathering public opinion through surveys

15.

grandfather clause

a)

Clause that allowed poor, uneducated whites to vote

b)

A legal provision that grants rights to descendants of a certain group

c)

A rule that restricts voting based on property ownership

d)

A law that requires literacy tests for all voters

16.

Pure Food and Drug Act

a)

Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs, 1906

b)

Regulation for the sale of alcoholic beverages, 1919

c)

Act to promote the sale of organic foods, 2001

d)

Legislation to control tobacco advertising, 1970

17.

suffrage

a)

The right to vote; a major goal of women reformers

b)

A type of government system

c)

A form of protest against taxation

d)

A legal term for property ownership

18.

Meat Inspection Act

a)

Law reforming meatpacking conditions, 1906

b)

Regulation of food additives, 1958

c)

Establishment of the FDA, 1906

d)

Prohibition of meat exports, 1910

19.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

a)

A federal agency set up in 1914 to investigate businesses to help enforce regulatory laws

b)

A private organization that promotes free trade among states

c)

A government body that regulates international trade agreements

d)

An independent agency that oversees consumer protection laws

20.

Woodrow Wilson

a)

Winner of the 1912 presidential election

b)

Winner of the 1908 presidential election

c)

Winner of the 1920 presidential election

d)

Winner of the 1916 presidential election