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11.3, 11.4, AND 11.5 STUDY GAME

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The initiative allowed voters to ______________________ .

a)

Remove an elected official.

b)

Pass a bill into law.

c)

Give voters jobs even if they were not skilled.

d)

Put a bill before the legislature.

2.

During the Progressive Era, muckrakers were known for ________________ .

a)

Promoting monopolies.

b)

Exposing social injustices.

c)

Supporting corrupt politicians.

d)

Ignoring problems in society

3.

Efforts to break up monopolies in the late 1800s were mainly a response to ________________ .

a)

Businesses that used unfair practices to dominate markets.

b)

A shortage of natural resources.

c)

High tariffs on foreign products.

d)

Excessive government regulation.

4.

In the context of the SPOILS SYSTEM, who were most likely to receive government positions?

a)

People chosen by merit.

b)

Political allies and supporters.

c)

Random citizens.

d)

Opponents of the ruling party.

5.

Which policy did Theodore Roosevelt advocate regarding large business trusts?

a)

All trusts should be allowed to operate freely.

b)

Trusts that harm public interest should be regulated or dissolved.

c)

The government should ignore the actions of trusts.

d)

Trusts are always beneficial to the economy.

6.

According to Booker T. Washington, African Americans should __________________________ .

a)

focus on vocational education and gradually gain respect.

b)

demand immediate social equality.

c)

protest against segregation laws.

d)

organize political rallies for civil rights.

7.

One reason women were prominent in the temperance movement was because ___________________ .

a)

They were concerned about the negative impact of alcohol on their homes and families.

b)

They wanted to promote alcohol consumption.

c)

Men were uninterested in social reform.

d)

Women were required by law to join the movement.

8.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was important because it _________________.

a)

Gave women the right to vote.

b)

Ended slavery in the United States.

c)

Lowered the voting age to 18.

d)

Established income tax

9.

What did both Mexican and Japanese immigrants face when they arrived in the United States?

a)

They were welcomed with open arms.

b)

They were treated as equals.

c)

They encountered discrimination.

d)

All of the above

10.

How did JAMES GARFIELD die?

a)

He drowned in a boating accident.

b)

He died from injuries after being shot and receiving poor medical treatment.

c)

He was poisoned by a political rival.

d)

He died in a train crash.

11.

Which piece of legislation led to the formation of the United States Civil Service Commission?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Prohibition Act

12.

Which U.S. President began civil service reforms in the late 1870s to address the spoils system?

a)

James Garfield

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Chester Arthur

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

13.

Which law was enacted to prevent unfair railroad practices and established a federal agency to oversee transportation industries?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

The Square Deal Act

14.

Upton Sinclair’s novel THE JUNGLE exposed which of the following issues in early 20th-century America?

a)

Unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

b)

Unsafe working conditions in textile mills.

c)

Corruption in the railroad industry.

d)

Improvements in food safety regulations.

15.

Which law, enacted during Benjamin Harrison's presidency, was designed to prevent monopolies and promote fair competition in the marketplace?

a)

Pendleton Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

The Square Deal

16.

Which journalist is known for exposing the unethical practices of the Standard Oil Company during the Progressive Era?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Lincoln Steffens

17.

Which U.S. president was famous for breaking up large monopolies and trusts during the Progressive Era?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William McKinley

18.

Advocates for banning alcoholic beverages belonged to the ____________________ .

a)

The Civil Rights Movement

b)

The Bull Moose Party

c)

The Temperance Movement

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

19.

One major consequence of Upton Sinclair's THE JUNGLE was ____________________ .

a)

The assassination of William McKinley

b)

The passage of the Meat Inspection Act by Taft

c)

The enactment of the Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

The creation of the Interstate Commerce Act

20.

Which legislation established the central banking system in the United States?

a)

The Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

The Interstate Commerce Act

c)

The Federal Reserve Act

d)

The Pendleton Act

21.

W.E.B. Du Bois is best known for his role in which organization?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

c)

The Red Cross

d)

The Sierra Club

22.

Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

23.

Citizens vote to select their party’s candidate for a major election.

a)

Patronage

b)

Primary

c)

Wisconsin Idea

d)

Referendum

24.

Which set of reforms introduced by Robert La Follette resulted in increased regulation of railroads in Wisconsin?

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Wisconsin Idea

d)

The Recall Act

25.

Appointing loyal party members to government positions is known as ___________ .

a)

Patronage

b)

Initiative

c)

Caucus

d)

Impeachment

26.

Permitted citizens to remove an elected official from office before their term ended.

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Wisconsin Idea

d)

Recall Amendment

27.

This process enables citizens to approve or reject a proposed law by voting.

a)

Initiative

b)

Primary

c)

Referendum

d)

Recall