Progressive Era

Question 1

City Level is also called:

Accepted Answer

Municipal

Question 2

This Amendment established a graduated income tax:

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16th Amedment

Question 3

In 1906, an act was created to ensure the quality of meat before purchase. What was it called?

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The Meat Inspection Act

Question 4

During the Wilson Presidency, all of the following were achieved EXCEPT:

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Civil Rights for African Americans

Question 5

The Progressive Presidents were Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft.

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True

Question 6

Which of the following men ran against Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election?

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Benjamin Harrison

Question 7

A vote to remove public officials from office before the next election

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Recall

Question 8

What Progressive reform allows a voter to remove an elected official from office?

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Recall

Question 9

He settle labor strikes, was a conservationist and passed legislation to protect the consumer.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Question 10

Which Progressive President was known as “The Great Conservationist?”

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Theodore Roosevelt

Question 11

Roosevelt left the Republican Party and created a 3rd party. What was the name of this party?

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Bull Moose Party

Question 12

What was the nickname given for Teddy Roosevelt's progressive plan after he became President?

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The Square Deal

Question 13

Voters vote to approve or reject a bill or law

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Referendum

Question 14

To vote on two senators for each state; each senator serves a term of 6 years

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17th Amendment

Question 15

At the turn of the 20th century, why did most immigrants to the U.S. settle in cities?

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jobs were readily available

Question 16

The initiative, referendum, recall, and direct primary are all intended to:

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increase participation in government by citizens

Question 17

James Weaver and Tim Williams were the members who created the Populist Party.

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False

Question 18

This Amendment granted suffrage rights to women in 1920:

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19th Amendment

Question 19

What are laws which are passed by the US government often called?

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Acts

Question 20

All of these people were American President during the Gilded Age/ Progressive Era EXCEPT:

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James Blaine

Question 21

What was the name of the novel which helped expose the issues within the meatpacking industry?

Accepted Answer

The Jungle

Question 22

Which US Amendment was started to collect income taxes from the general public?

Accepted Answer

16th Amendment

Question 23

Which of the following refers to the Grange Movement?

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farmers save money by buying in large quantities

Question 24

Bill that is started by the people, not law makers

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initiative

Question 25

Government programs that provided standards of living for the sick, elderly and unemployed

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Social Welfare Programs

Question 26

A primary where voters directly select the candidates to run for office

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direct primary

Question 27

Power of Congress to tax incomes

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16th Amendment

Question 28

The Panic of 1893 happened 10 day after Cleveland took office.

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true

Question 29

Creation of art to depict the realities of life

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realism

Question 30

In this incident 146 people died, many of them jumped to their death. What event is this?

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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Question 31

The banning of alcohol consumption, buying and selling

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18th Amendment

Question 32

At times, the United States Government has passed protective tariffs to:

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help the nation's manufacturers, improve the quality of goods

Question 33

Who were the leaders of the National Women's Suffrage Association?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Catt and Susan B Anthony

Question 34

Taft took after McKinley as president. Taft ran for re-election in 1916 against McKinley.

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False

Question 35

Once aspect of Roosevelt’s Square Deal was:

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Enlisted experts and appointed committees to help run govt

Question 36

Journalists who attempted to find corruption in industries and expose them to the public

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Muckrakers

Question 37

All of the following were different sports at the turn of the century EXCEPT:

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Rugby

Question 38

What was the Temperance Movement?

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Prohibiting the selling, buying or consumption of alcohol

Question 39

The Spoils System was elected officials appointed friends or family members to run in office.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

What is the correct order of Progressive Presidents based on their term of office?

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T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Question 41

What ended the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

The United States getting involved in WWI

Question 42

This act prohibited child labor in the United States:

Accepted Answer

Children's Bureau

Question 43

Act of becoming knowledgeable within American culture

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Americanization

Question 44

Journalist whose main goal was to expose and clean up corrupt business practices were called:

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yellow journalists

Question 45

Jane Addams created programs to help immigrants & the poor receive health & educational needs.

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Settlement Houses

Question 46

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

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True

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