HISTORY 1 Topic

Question 1

James believes that there is an uneven balance among big business, government, and ordinary people in a free-market system that is taking wealth away from poorer citizens. What political system does James most likely support?

Answer 1

Socialism

Question 2

What was the purpose of the 19th Amendment?

Answer 2

Prohibited the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex

Question 3

What was the purpose of the 18th Amendment?

Answer 3

Prohibited the manufacturing, selling, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

Question 4

Which of the following elements was not part of Roosevelt’s Square Deal?

Answer 4

Compromise over statehood

Question 5

What was the purpose of the Hepburn Act (1906)?

Answer 5

the act allowed Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates.

Question 6

Why is Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle important in US History?

Answer 6

The book provided graphic details about the Chicago slaughterhouse idustry.

Question 7

In the 1912 presidential election, what assured the election of Woodrow Wilson?

Answer 7

The Republicans nominated Taft, so Roosevelt led the Progressives.

Question 8

What components made up the “Triple Wall of Privilege” that President Wilson attacked?

Answer 8

Tariffs , Banks and trusts

Question 9

During President Wilson’s administration, what government agency investigated and prohibited unfair business practices?

Answer 9

Federal trade commission

Question 10

What was one purpose of the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)?

Answer 10

It exempted labor unions from antitrust lawsuits and declared strikes as legal.

Question 11

What was the aim of the Progressive Movement ?

Answer 11

restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life

Question 12

What were the four primary goals of the Progressive Movement?

Answer 12

• Protect Social Welfare
• Protect Moral Improvement
• Create Economic Reform
• Foster Efficiency

Question 13

The Progressive Movement led to …

Answer 13

• Reforms in local government
• Reforms at the state level
• Voting power of citizens changing with the use of secret ballots, initiatives,

Question 14

16th Amendment

Answer 14

Gave the federal government the power to collect income tax

Question 15

17 the Amendment

Answer 15

Established that senators would be directly elected

Question 16

Secret ballot

Answer 16

a method of voting that ensures that all votes are cast in secret, so that the voter is not influenced by any other individual, and at the time of voting no one else knows who the voter chose

Question 17

Initiative

Answer 17

a process by which ordinary citizens can officially suggest a change in the law by signing a petition and voting in favor of the change

Question 18

Referendum

Answer 18

a general vote by the citizens on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision by the government

Question 19

Muckrakers

Answer 19

Muckrakers were investigative journalists who wrote and exposed corruption and injustices in American society during the Progressive Era in the early 20th century.

Question 20

Socialism

Answer 20

economic and political system in which the means of production, such as factories, land, and resources, are owned and controlled by the community as a whole rather than by individuals or corporations.