Chapter 3- Sections 1 & 2

Question 1

progressivism

Answer 1

reform movements that sought to raise living standards and correct wrongs in America

Question 2

muckraker

Answer 2

writer who exposed corruption in American society

Question 3

patronage

Answer 3

exchanging government jobs and contracts for political support

Question 4

Sherman Antitrust Act

Answer 4

law that made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trusts

Question 5

Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 5

president who led progressive reforms

Question 6

direct primary

Answer 6

a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office

Question 7

conservation

Answer 7

controlling resource usage

Question 8

civil rights

Answer 8

rights granted to all citizens

Question 9

trust

Answer 9

a legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often within an industry

Question 10

William Howard Taft

Answer 10

Republican elected president in 1908

Question 11

Sixteenth Amendment

Answer 11

amendment that gave Congress the power to create income taxes

Question 12

Seventeenth Amendment

Answer 12

amendment that provided for direct election of U.S. senators

Question 13

Bull Moose Party

Answer 13

progressive political party in 1912 presidential election

Question 14

Clayton Antitrust Act

Answer 14

legislation that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act’s power

Question 15

Federal Reserve Act

Answer 15

law that created the modern banking system

Question 16

revenue

Answer 16

income

Question 17

socialism

Answer 17

a system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

Question 18

William Jennings Bryan

Answer 18

Democratic candidate for president in 1908

Question 19

segregation

Answer 19

separation of the races