1. Which of these was not a muckraker?
a. Ida Tarbell
b. Upton Sinclair
c. Jacob Riis
d. JP Morgan
2. Which action was necessary to change from the indirect to the direct election of United States Senators? a. ratification of a constitutional amendment b. passage of a Federal law c. a Supreme Court decision d. a national referendum 3. Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by a. challenging big government and urging a return to past conditions b. exposing widespread corruption in business and government c. writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans d. aligning themselves with the women’s suffrage movement 4. Which amendment allowed for the prohibition of alcohol?
a. 16th amendment
b. 17th amendment
c. 18th amendment
d. 19th amendment
5. A(n) ______is an election in which a law proposed by the government is submitted to the voters for approval.
a. Initiative
b. Recall
c. Referendum
d. Direct primary
6. A main goal of the Progressive movement in the US was to a. Correct political and economic injustices resulting from industrialization
b. Maintain the traditional laissez-faire attitude toward business
c. Encourage big business to become more efficient through mergers
d. Solve the racial tensions that existed in northern cities
7. The most important purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to
a. Encourage competition in business
b. Improve relations between big business and government
c. Improve working conditions
d. Encourage rebates
8. With which statement would muckrakers most likely have agreed?
a. Government has a responsibility to protect corporations from foreign competition
b. The results of government decision making are more important than how those results are achieved
c. The media has no business prying into the private lives of presidential candidates
d. Legislation could help solve social and economic problems
9. Which term is NOT associated with Theodore Roosevelt?
a. Trustbuster
b. Square Deal
c. Bull Moose
d. New Freedom 10. Which of the following people was the author of Up From Slavery and founded the Tuskegee Institute?
a. Booker T. Washington
b. WEB DuBois
c. Sojourner Truth
d. Frederick Douglass
11. The amendment to the Constitution that gave women full voting rights was
a. 14th Amendment
b. 16th Amendment
c. 17th Amendment
d. 19th Amendment
12. What organization led the fight to gain full voting rights for women?
a. The National Organization of Women
b. The Equal Rights Association
c. The National American Woman Suffrage Association
d. The American Organization for Women’s Rights
13. Since 1913, the United States banking system, interest rates and the amount of money in circulation have largely been controlled by the
a. United States Supreme Court.
b. Federal Reserve System.
c. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
d. President’s council of Economic Advisors. 14. One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois supported is that a. African Americans should have increased civil rights b. vocational training was the best approach to education c. immigration was responsible for racial segregation d. Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
15. Which leader founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans? a. George Washington Carver b. Frederick Douglass c. W. E. B. Du Bois d. Booker T. Washington 16. Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era? a. right to vote b. right to own property c. equal pay for equal work d. equal access to employment and education
17. African American leader WEB DuBois a. Founded the Tuskegee Institute b. Wrote Lynch Law in Georgia c. Helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 18. The Gentlemen’s Agreement was created to limit immigration from a. China b. Mexico c. Japan d. Africa
19. This gave the federal government the power to tax people’s incomes ______20. According to the map, in which region of the United States did women receive the most support for equal suffrage before passage of the 19th amendment?
a. East b. North c. South d. West