Chapter 6 Study Guide

Question 1

Progressive era

Answer 1

An era with the belief in moving forward and taking steps
A belief and positive change
A time where many Americans try to improve their society

Question 2

Characteristics of progressives 

Answer 2

Belong to both major political parties, often urban, uneducated, middle-class, had a strong faith in science and technology

Question 3

Muckrakers

Answer 3

. A journalist to uncover‘s abuses and corruption in society

Question 4

The rate of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters/legislatures for approval 

Answer 4

Initiative

Question 5

The right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office before their term ends

Answer 5

Recall

Question 6

The practice of letting voters remove unsatisfactory laws

Answer 6

Referendum

Question 7

The 17th amendment

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The ability for a direct election of senators

Question 8

Reaction of women from the 15th amendment

Answer 8

Disappointing the African-American men can vote but they couldn’t

Question 9

Temperance movement/prohibition

Answer 9

Laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages
(18th amendment)

Question 10

Goals of the progressive movement

Answer 10

Women’s suffrage, limit child labor, equal rights, prohibition 

Question 11

Northern securities versus United States

Answer 11

Roosevelt sued northern securities; charged with restraint of trade; violated the Sherman antitrust act; Roosevelt is the trustbuster

Question 12

Sherman antitrust act

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Allowed the government to break up big businesses to restore competition
Allowed the government to disband monopolies

Question 13

The jungle

Answer 13

The book that causes people to really notice their food sanitation written by Upton Sinclair and caused the meat inspection act

Question 14

Meat inspection act

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Required federal inspection of me through interstate commerce and required the agricultural department to set standards of cleanliness in meatpacking plants

Question 15

Pure food and drug act

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Prohibited the manufacture, sell, or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs

Question 16

Environmental Conservation

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Newlands reclamation act; Griffard Pinchot to head the US forest service,; Roosevelt added more than 100 million anchors to protective national forest, establish five national parks, established 51 federal wildlife reserves

Question 17

 Taft versus trusts

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Taft brought twice as many antitrust cases into court than Roosevelt

Question 18

Roosevelt versus Taft versus Wilson; Roosevelt created the People’s party; Wilson won; because Roosevelt created his own party split up the Democratic votes

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The election of 1912

Question 19

Created a graduated/federal income tax

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The 16th amendment

Question 20

Created regional banks by a board of governors appointed by the president
Wilson tried to reform the banking system

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Federal reserve act 

Question 21

To monitor American businesses; have the power to investigate companies an issue a “cease and desist” order against those it found to be engaging and unfair trade practices

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Federal trade commission

Question 22

Failure to address racial/religious discrimination

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limit/Failure of the progressive era 

Question 23

National Association for the advancement of colored people 
Fight for equal rights for colored people

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NAACP

Question 24

Started by Sigmund Livingstone to combat stereotypes and discrimination

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Anti-defamation league

Question 25

Defined the term trust an expanded on the Sherman antitrust act

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The Clayton antitrust act

Question 26

Reduced tariffs

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Underwood Simmons act