Economics Quiz 2

During the 1920s, the stock market increased.

A person, or organization, declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.

How many Presidents were removed from office due to an impeachment?

I was a muckraker that exposed Standard Oil and helped to break up Rockefeller's oil monopoly.

The process by which voters can put a bill directly before the state legislature.

Who was suffering economically before the Great Depression started?

Someone who politically favors individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise (with restrictions).

During the Great Depression, due to the New Deal, the role of the U.S. government...

I was the author of The Jungle, a book that exposed how gross the meatpacking industry was in the early 1900s.

Election in which voters choose their party's candidate for the general election

I was a corrupt political boss that ruled New York City through fear and bribery.

Someone who politically favors free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional roles.

The practice by which people vote directly on a bill.

During the 1920s, mass production of this item led to the growth of other types of businesses.

President Richard Nixon was the only U.S. president to resign from office due to the Watergate Scandal.

In an impeachment trial, who brings the charges?

During the 1920s, this lead to increased consumer spending

This trial in the 1920s was a battle between science and religion.

Practice that allows people to buy stock with a down payment of a portion of the total value.

As President, I was blamed for the Great Depression due to my belief in rugged individualism.

Government practice of spending more than it has taken in from taxes.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the New Deal?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office, followed by a trial.

The process by which voters can remove an elected official from office.

Which of the following was NOT a reform during the Progressive Era?

During an impeachment trial, who holds the actual trial?

This was the name of Theodore Rosevelt's progressive presidential plan for reform.

This term was given to journalists that exposed corruption in the U.S. during the early 1900s.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Great Depression impacting American lives?