All of the following were political reforms adopted during the Progressive era except

election of US senators by state legislatures

Taft lost the support of many Progressives when he

spoke out in favor of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff

The election of Woodrow Wilson to the presidency in 1912 came about mainly because of

a split in the Republican party

The main aim of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was to

control credit by increase/decrease of $ in circulation

The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution

allowed Congress to impose an income tax

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1
All of the following were political reforms adopted during the Progressive era except
the direct primary
recall
election of US senators by state legislatures
initiative & referendum
2
Taft lost the support of many Progressives when he
fired Secretary of the interior Richard Ballinger
persuaded Congress to pass the Underwood Tariff
advocated Dollar Diplomacy
spoke out in favor of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
3
Theodore Roosevelt's administration is known as the
New Freedom
New Deal
New Nationalism
Square Deal
4
The election of Woodrow Wilson to the presidency in 1912 came about mainly because of
Taft's refusal to run
the death of Theodore Roosevelt
a split in the Republican party
the US entry into World War I
5
From the 1860s to 1920, the main feminist effort was to
increase the number of jobs open to women
broaden women's educational opportunities
elect more women to Congress
gain the vote for women
6
The main aim of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was to
make private banks unprofitable
guarantee the safety of depositors' money
make state banks illegal
control credit by increase/decrease of $ in circulation
7
The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution
provided for prohibition
set aside millions of acres of land for national parks
allowed Congress to impose an income tax
created the Federal Reserve System
8
The Progressive era lasted from
1865 to 1900
1901 to 1917
1890 to 1920
1900 to 1950
9
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle led to passage of the
Newlands Act
Hepburn Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Meat Inspection Act
10
Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to intervene in a labor dispute
on the side of management
in a neutral capacity
on the side of labor
as an enemy of labor & management

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