Worksheets11.3, 11.4, AND 11.5 STUDY GAME
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The initiative allowed voters to ______________________ .
Remove an elected official.
Pass a bill into law.
Give voters jobs even if they were not skilled.
Put a bill before the legislature.
During the Progressive Era, muckrakers were known for ________________ .
Promoting monopolies.
Exposing social injustices.
Supporting corrupt politicians.
Ignoring problems in society
Efforts to break up monopolies in the late 1800s were mainly a response to ________________ .
Businesses that used unfair practices to dominate markets.
A shortage of natural resources.
High tariffs on foreign products.
Excessive government regulation.
In the context of the SPOILS SYSTEM, who were most likely to receive government positions?
People chosen by merit.
Political allies and supporters.
Random citizens.
Opponents of the ruling party.
Which policy did Theodore Roosevelt advocate regarding large business trusts?
All trusts should be allowed to operate freely.
Trusts that harm public interest should be regulated or dissolved.
The government should ignore the actions of trusts.
Trusts are always beneficial to the economy.
According to Booker T. Washington, African Americans should __________________________ .
focus on vocational education and gradually gain respect.
demand immediate social equality.
protest against segregation laws.
organize political rallies for civil rights.
One reason women were prominent in the temperance movement was because ___________________ .
They were concerned about the negative impact of alcohol on their homes and families.
They wanted to promote alcohol consumption.
Men were uninterested in social reform.
Women were required by law to join the movement.
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was important because it _________________.
Gave women the right to vote.
Ended slavery in the United States.
Lowered the voting age to 18.
Established income tax
What did both Mexican and Japanese immigrants face when they arrived in the United States?
They were welcomed with open arms.
They were treated as equals.
They encountered discrimination.
All of the above
How did JAMES GARFIELD die?
He drowned in a boating accident.
He died from injuries after being shot and receiving poor medical treatment.
He was poisoned by a political rival.
He died in a train crash.
Which piece of legislation led to the formation of the United States Civil Service Commission?
Interstate Commerce Act
Pendleton Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Prohibition Act
Which U.S. President began civil service reforms in the late 1870s to address the spoils system?
James Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester Arthur
Ulysses S. Grant
Which law was enacted to prevent unfair railroad practices and established a federal agency to oversee transportation industries?
Interstate Commerce Act
Pendleton Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Square Deal Act
Upton Sinclair’s novel THE JUNGLE exposed which of the following issues in early 20th-century America?
Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
Unsafe working conditions in textile mills.
Corruption in the railroad industry.
Improvements in food safety regulations.
Which law, enacted during Benjamin Harrison's presidency, was designed to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition in the marketplace?
Pendleton Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Square Deal
Which journalist is known for exposing the unethical practices of the Standard Oil Company during the Progressive Era?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
Which U.S. president was famous for breaking up large monopolies and trusts during the Progressive Era?
Teddy Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Advocates for banning alcoholic beverages belonged to the ____________________ .
The Civil Rights Movement
The Bull Moose Party
The Temperance Movement
Interstate Commerce Act
One major consequence of Upton Sinclair's THE JUNGLE was ____________________ .
The assassination of William McKinley
The passage of the Meat Inspection Act by Taft
The enactment of the Pure Food and Drug Act
The creation of the Interstate Commerce Act
Which legislation established the central banking system in the United States?
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Federal Reserve Act
The Pendleton Act
W.E.B. Du Bois is best known for his role in which organization?
The United Nations
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
The Red Cross
The Sierra Club
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal?
17th
18th
19th
20th
Citizens vote to select their party’s candidate for a major election.
Patronage
Primary
Wisconsin Idea
Referendum
Which set of reforms introduced by Robert La Follette resulted in increased regulation of railroads in Wisconsin?
Referendum
Initiative
Wisconsin Idea
The Recall Act
Appointing loyal party members to government positions is known as ___________ .
Patronage
Initiative
Caucus
Impeachment
Permitted citizens to remove an elected official from office before their term ended.
Referendum
Initiative
Wisconsin Idea
Recall Amendment
This process enables citizens to approve or reject a proposed law by voting.
Initiative
Primary
Referendum
Recall
