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WorksheetsModule 5 - Academic Vocab Quizs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Plessy v. Ferguson
Court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws
Court case that abolished segregation
Court case that established the right to vote
Court case that ended the Civil War
Theodore Roosevelt
United States president from 1901 to 1909
United States president from 1897 to 1901
United States president from 1913 to 1921
United States president from 1909 to 1913
initiative
A process where citizens can propose a law
A method for electing representatives
A system for voting on budget allocations
A way to organize community events
Robert M. La Follette
Progressive Wisconsin governor and senator
Famous American author
Notable Civil Rights leader
Influential military general
Niagara Movement
Insisted that blacks should seek a liberal arts education so that the African American community would have well-educated leaders.
Promoted the idea of vocational training for African Americans.
Advocated for the immediate integration of schools and public facilities.
Called for the establishment of separate educational institutions for blacks.
recall
A vote on whether to remove a public official from office
A process to elect a new public official
A method of public opinion polling
A legal procedure for impeachment
progressive movement
Social reform movement in the early-20th century
Economic policy reform in the late-19th century
Cultural renaissance in the mid-20th century
Political revolution in the 21st century
Ida B. Wells
African American reformer who tried to end lynching through her reporting
Civil rights leader known for her work in the 1960s
Feminist writer who focused on women's suffrage
Prominent abolitionist who fought against slavery
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
School headed by W.E.B. Du Bois
School headed by Booker T. Washington
School focused on liberal arts education
School established for women only
Upton Sinclair
Novelist who exposed social problems
Famous painter of the Renaissance
Pioneer in computer science
Renowned physicist of the 20th century
Square Deal
A program of economic reforms by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A series of social reforms initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt’s program of progressive reforms
A foreign policy strategy developed by President Theodore Roosevelt
Seventeenth Amendment
Amendment providing for senators to be elected directly
Amendment that abolished poll taxes
Amendment granting women the right to vote
Amendment that established the income tax
Florence Kelley
Social reformer who worked to help women and children
Famous artist known for her paintings
Political leader in the 19th century
Scientist who discovered a new element
referendum
A way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote
A type of government where citizens elect representatives
A legal document that outlines the rights of citizens
A process of gathering public opinion through surveys
grandfather clause
Clause that allowed poor, uneducated whites to vote
A legal provision that grants rights to descendants of a certain group
A rule that restricts voting based on property ownership
A law that requires literacy tests for all voters
Pure Food and Drug Act
Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs, 1906
Regulation for the sale of alcoholic beverages, 1919
Act to promote the sale of organic foods, 2001
Legislation to control tobacco advertising, 1970
suffrage
The right to vote; a major goal of women reformers
A type of government system
A form of protest against taxation
A legal term for property ownership
Meat Inspection Act
Law reforming meatpacking conditions, 1906
Regulation of food additives, 1958
Establishment of the FDA, 1906
Prohibition of meat exports, 1910
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
A federal agency set up in 1914 to investigate businesses to help enforce regulatory laws
A private organization that promotes free trade among states
A government body that regulates international trade agreements
An independent agency that oversees consumer protection laws
Woodrow Wilson
Winner of the 1912 presidential election
Winner of the 1908 presidential election
Winner of the 1920 presidential election
Winner of the 1916 presidential election
