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Beros' Review- The Progressive Amendments
Beros' Review- The Progressive Amendments
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Review of the Progressive Era Amendments
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1
The Progressive Era sought to fix the problems of which time period in U.S. history?
Reconstruction
The Civil War
The Gilded Age
The Great Depression
2
Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding Prohibition?
It lasted roughly a decade.
It led to an increase in organized crime and lawlessness.
It was largely a success.
It was known as the "Noble Experiment".
3
Both the 16th & 17th Amendments resulted in an increase in popular sovereignty in the U.S.
FALSE
TRUE
4
Where in the U.S. were women first granted suffrage rights?
The West
The Midwest
The Southeast
The Northeast
5
Prior to the ratification of the 16th Amendment, what was the Government's source of revenue?
Corporate taxes
Income Taxes
Tariffs
Sales taxes
6
Which Supreme Court decision yielded an increase in Jim Crow laws?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
Dred Scott v. Sanford
7
Which Amendment doubled the size of the American electorate?
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
8
Which Amendments were passed during the Progressive Era?
11-13
1-10
16-19
13-15
9
Which Amendment was OPPOSED by political party bosses & wealthy business owners?
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
10
Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment, how were Senators selected?
They were selected by state legislatures
They were appointed by the President
They were popularly-elected directly by the people
They were selected by State Governors
11
Who was largely disenfranchised prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment?
Women
Non-property owning men
African Americans
Native Americans
12
Which part of the Federal Government has ALWAYS been directly elected by popular vote?
The U.S. Supreme Court
President & Vice President
The U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate
13
What was blamed for the destruction of the family & overcrowding in America's prisons?
Unsafe working conditions
Alcohol
Illegal immigrants
Drugs
14
Proposing or petitioning by citizens to get a new law on the ballot is known as a(n)...
Initiative
Referendum
Primary
Amendment
15
Many Progressive reforms began at the local level before being adopted nationally.
TRUE
FALSE
16
Who SUPPORTED ratification of the 17th Amendment?
Critics of strong state governments
The NAACP
Political Party Bosses
Wealthy Business Owners
17
The Populist Party mostly consisted of...
Women Suffragettes
Business leaders
Rural farmers
Political Scholars
18
Which of the following Amendments was eventually repealed?
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
19th Amendment
19
The Progressive Era involved which of the following?
Social reforms
Economic reforms
Political reforms
ALL of the above
20
The Temperance League was largely responsible for the ratification of which amendment?
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
18th Amendment