US - Progressives

Which of the following progressive ideas involves getting support of people via petition to get a law on the ballot?

This event was a turning point for reform in workplace safety.

Because the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was proving ineffective, Progressives pushed for and were able to pass the improved

As a measure to prevent bank failures, President Wilson helped create the

Which of the following progressive reforms allows for the people to remove an elected official?

Gov agency, created by President Wilson, enforces antitrust laws and unfair business practices

Which groups needs did Theodore Roosevelt feel should be balanced in the “Square Deal”?

Journalists known as muckrakers worked at

In 1872 Susan B. Anthony was arrested and later convicted for

Most progressives agreed that the government should

Women were not concerned with child labor laws.

Upton Sinclair’s shocking novel The Jungle sparked an investigation that led to

The ratification of the 17th Amendment allowed for public election of Senators.

In a referendum, voters can

The 19th amendment provided for which of the following

How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?

Carrie Nation attacked saloons with a hatchet in one hand and in the other a

One way reformers hoped to end corruption in the government was to

Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol

One goal that progressives did NOT seek was

The 16th Amendment

The newly created Labor Department established and supported legislation that would benefit

Political machines respected and appreciated muckrakers

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union supported what progressive idea?

States in which area of the country were first to give women the right to vote?