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WorksheetsCS13 - Progressive Era Pages 9-12
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Municipal governments are organized local governments authorized in state constitutions and statutes, established to provide general government for a defined area. Which of the following is NOT typically considered a municipal government?
City
Borough
State
Village
According to the passage, Wickliffe is an example of a _________
city
river
mountain
country
Municipal governments include which of the following?
Cities
Towns
Villages
All of the above
According to the passage, what was the main goal of the movement in the early twentieth century regarding the selection of candidates for a party's nomination?
To give more power to party leaders
To give more power to citizens
To eliminate secret ballots
To reduce the number of parties
Fill in the blank: In a primary election, registered voters may participate in choosing the candidate for the party's nomination by voting through ________ ballot, as in a general election.
secret
open
public
shared
Which of the following statements is true about a closed primary?
Any registered voter can vote in any party's primary
Only registered voters affiliated with a party can vote in that party's primary
Voters can participate in more than one primary
Only party leaders can vote
In an open primary, a registered voter can vote in either primary regardless of party membership.
True
False
What is a blanket primary?
A primary where only party leaders vote
A primary that allows registered voters to participate in all primaries
A primary that is only open to independents
A primary that is held after the general election
What did the 16th Amendment give Congress the power to do?
Elect Senators
Levy an income tax
Abolish slavery
Grant women the right to vote
Before the 16th Amendment, most federal government revenue came from taxes on which of the following?
Income taxes
Property taxes
Tariffs on imported products and excise taxes on items like whiskey
Sales taxes
Fill in the blank: The 17th Amendment allowed for the direct election of ________ by the people.
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Supreme Court Justices
State Governors
The 17th Amendment was passed in 1913, allowing popular vote to elect senators.
True
False
What is a mnemonic to help remember what the 17th Amendment is about?
Both words begin with SE (SEventeen and SEnators)
It is about income tax
It is about voting rights for women
It is about prohibition
Look at the image of the cake with money and a '16' topper. What does this image represent in relation to the 16th Amendment?
The right to vote at age 16
The government taking money from paychecks due to the 16th Amendment
The election of senators
The end of prohibition
What did the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibit?
The right to vote for women
The manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors
The right to free speech
The right to bear arms
The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition, which was established by the 18th Amendment.
True
False
Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted American women the right to _______.
vote
own land
serve as president
join the military
Who were two key abolitionists involved in the early women's rights movement?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass
Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix
The main message of the poster that says 'WOMEN bring all VOTERS into the world ~ Let Women Vote' is that women should have the right to vote because they are the mothers of all citizens.
Women should have the right to vote because they are the mothers of all citizens.
Women should not participate in politics.
Only men should be allowed to vote.
Voting is not important for women.
