Progressive Era

Question 1

Sherman Antitrust Act/Clayton Antitrust Act were similar in that bother were designed to

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limit the power of big business

Question 2

Which was created to protect the interests of consumers/prevent unfair business practices?

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Federal Trade Commission

Question 3

Ended patronage in the hiring of government employees?

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Pendleton Civil Service Act

Question 4

Progressivism was partly a reaction against __ economics, emphasizing unregulated free market

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laissez-faire

Question 5

When Theodore Roosevelt promised a “Square Deal” he was pledging to

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Use government to protect the people

Question 6

The Square Deal was a set of policies promoted by which president?

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 7

Referendum, recall, initiative, direct primary, 17th Amendment. What do these have in common?

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shifted more political power to voters/not politicians

Question 8

How did Progressive Era reforms affect the distribution of power in government?

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U.S. Senators were elected by people instead of legislators

Question 9

Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

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building codes requiring fire escapes

Question 10

Federal Reserve System directly influences the U.S. economy by causing changes in

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the supply of money and credit

Question 11

Which did not play a part in T.R.'s Square Deal?

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promoting child labor

Question 12

Which group benefited the most from reform legislation passed during the Progressive Era?

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factory workers

Question 13

What two acts became part of Roosevelt's Square Deal?

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Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act

Question 14

Wilson -competition good-large units bad/destroy Trusts-regulate competition/no monopolies

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New Freedom

Question 15

In Northern Securities v. United States, SCOTUS ruled that Northern Securities

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violated the Sherman Antitrust Act

Question 16

Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 & Sherman Antitrust Act both tried to

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restrict the power of big business

Question 17

How was the ICC able to set maximum railroad rates/control shipped products on RR?

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Elkins Act

Question 18

Muckraking journalists associated with Progressive Era were known primarily for their

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willingness to expose the corruption of the U.S. society

Question 19

How did Woodrow Wilson bring about banking reform during his presidency?

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by establishing the Federal Reserve System

Question 20

T. Roosevelt-competition - conservation-Trusts needed for regulation

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 21

One of the key goals of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act was to

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create banking system to regulate amount of $ in circulation

Question 22

In 1880s, popular concern about RR abuses: price fixing/kickbacks/unfair freight rates led to

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Interstate Commerce Act

Question 23

What action shows President Roosevelt as a conservationist?

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establishing national forests

Question 24

What problem arising from Industrialization did reformers want federal government to address

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use of child labor in the workplace

Question 25

Graduated Income tax

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16th Amendment

Question 26

Which action was necessary to change from the indirect to the direct election of U.S. Senator?

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ratification of a constitutional amendment

Question 27

Sinclair wrote The Jungle , leading T.R. and Congress to approve

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changes in meatpacking industry - Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 28

During President Theodore Roosevelt's administration, Congress gave the ICC the power to

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enforce legislation regulating railroad rates

Question 29

Women's Suffrage

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19th Amendment

Question 30

In the U.S., the main purpose of antitrust legislation is to

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increase competition in business

Question 31

Progressive Reforms: Direct primary/Initiative/Referendum/Recall, 17th Amen...what was purpose?

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expanding participation in the political process

Question 32

The central focus of the Progressive Movement in the early 20th century was

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political reform

Question 33

Allowing special election to remove an elected official from office before term expires

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recall

Question 34

How did role of journalism change during the Progressive Era?

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It uncovered scandals and evoked people's emotions

Question 35

In a direct primary,

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party members vote for candidate to run in general election

Question 36

The Progressive movement was mainly a response to the

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industrialization/urbanization of the U.S.

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