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Question 1

Referendeum

Answer 1

A way for people to vote directly for a proposed new law.

Question 2

Conservation

Answer 2

The protection of natural resources.

Question 3

Initiative

Answer 3

A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.

Question 4

Muckraker

Answer 4

A crusading journalist

Question 5

Recall

Answer 5

A process by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office.

Question 6

Prohibition

Answer 6

Ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol.

Question 7

Suffragist

Answer 7

People who worked for the right of women to vote.

Question 8

Direct Primary

Answer 8

An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party’s ticket in a subsequent election for public office

Question 9

Ida Tarbell’s writings led to new demands to limit the power of:

Answer 9

trusts

Question 10

The Gilden Age was considered to be between the years

Answer 10

1870s - 1890s

Question 11

What would be an example of political corruption?

Answer 11

Accepting bribes, abuse of power

Question 12

What played a key role in exposing corruption?

Answer 12

The press

Question 13

A famous photographer who exposed the dangerous conditions that existed in slums and tenements:

Answer 13

Jacob Riis

Question 14

What was William “Boss” Tweed know for being involved with?

Answer 14

Bribes and payoffs.

Question 15

Political Bosses would often provide the poor with food and services in exchange the poor were expected to do what?

Answer 15

Vote for the boss

Question 16

What would be considered an example of the Spoils System?

Answer 16

Politicians gave jobs as rewards for political support

Question 17

This law required people to be hired based on their qualifications:

Answer 17

The Pendleton Act (created Civil Service Commission)

Question 18

This amendment gave congress the power to pass an income tax.

Answer 18

16th

Question 19

This amendment required Senators to be chosen directly by the people instead of state legislators

Answer 19

17th

Question 20

Progressives reforms like referendums, recalls and direct primaries were meant to put power in the hands of these people:

Answer 20

Voters

Question 21

What were the 4 main goals of the progressive reformers?

Answer 21

Recall, indirect initiative, referendum, recall

Question 22

The nation’s first progressive president:

Answer 22

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 23

What would be an example of a “Bad Trust”?

Answer 23

Cheated the public

Question 24

Teddy Roosevelt supported this to protect consumers from false drug claims and harmful additives

Answer 24

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 25

Teddy Roosevelt’s plan to provide everyone with the same opportunity to succeed was called:

Answer 25

The Square Deal

Question 26

What are examples of “Good Trusts:?

Answer 26

Efficient and fair

Question 27

Because of Teddy Roosevelt’s love of the outdoors he promoted this:

Answer 27

Conservation

Question 28

This was created to help protect the nation’s woodlands:

Answer 28

U.S. Forest Service

Question 29

The person Teddy Roosevelt supported to replace him as president:

Answer 29

Taft

Question 30

The reason why Taft lost support as president from other progressives

Answer 30

Raised tariffs, blocked conservation efforts.

Question 31

When Teddy Roosevelt ran for re-election he formed a new political party called the:

Answer 31

The Bull Moose Party

Question 32

The winner of the Presidential Election of 1912:

Answer 32

Woodrow Wilson

Question 33

Woodrow Wilson’s plan to restore free and fair competition among businesses was called:

Answer 33

New Freedom

Question 34

Under Wilson’s Plan, this organization enforced laws that stopped businesses from using unfair practices to eliminate competition:

Answer 34

FTC

Question 35

Under Wilson’s Plan, this stopped anti-trust laws from being used against unions:

Answer 35

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

Question 36

Under Wilson’s Plan, this gave the government the power to raise and lower interest rates and to control the money supply:

Answer 36

Federal Reserve Act

Question 37

An example of how women gained new rights at the turn of the century:

Answer 37

Laboring in fields and factories.

Question 38

Contributions that women made as reformers:

Answer 38

Demanded Pure Food and Drugs, laws to protect women and children.

Question 39

The Temperance Movement favored this:

Answer 39

Prohibition

Question 40

This amendment enforced Prohibition and banned the sale of alcohol:

Answer 40

18th

Question 41

What was considered to be the most important goal of women reformers?

Answer 41

Woman Suffrage

Question 42

This organization was created to push for a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote:

Answer 42

National Woman Suffrage Association

Question 43

This section of the country were women given the right to vote before 1900>

Answer 43

The west

Question 44

The group opposed to women’s suffrage:

Answer 44

Politicians

Question 45

Although many progressives fought for reform, many had little interest in fighting against this:

Answer 45

Discrimination

Question 46

What types of discrimination did African Americans face?

Answer 46

Segregation, poorest jobs, unequal housing, lynching

Question 47

This person used a newspaper to raise awareness about the discrimination of African Americans:

Answer 47

Ida B. Wells

Question 48

The spreading of false and hateful information is called:

Answer 48

Defamation

Question 49

The group that worked to restrict Catholics and Jews from entering the U.S.:

Answer 49

Nativist Groups

Question 50

This was created by Jews to promote understanding and fight prejudice:

Answer 50

Anti-Defamation League