Progressivism Flashcards
Which muckraker wrote “how the other half lives”
Jacob riis
Which election process allows citizens to select nominees for primary elections
Direct primary
Which election process allows citizens to put a new law on the ballot if enough signatures are collected
Initiative
Which election process allows citizens to approve or reject laws passed by legislature
Referendum
Which election process allows voters to remove public servants from office before their term is up
Recall
Which constitutional amendment allows for the direct election of US senators
17th
Which Supreme Court case limited a woman’s work day by recognizing the unique role that mothers play
Muller v Oregon
Which act banned child labor
Keating Owens act
Who opened hull house
Jane addams
Which act was created to remove monopoly’s from corporations
Sherman anti trust act
What name was given to the group of authors who investigated corruption
Muckrakers
Which progressivism reformer helped to form the US children’s bureau
Florence Kelley
Which progressivism reformer was focused on education and creativity
John dewy
When workers receive payments for being injured on the job, what is this called
Worker’s comp
Which muckraker wrote “the jungle”
Upton Sinclair
Which amendment gave woman the right to vote
19th
Which amendment created a graduated income tax system
16th
Which progressivism woman opened up the first birth control clinic
Margret sanger
Which progressivism formed the national woman’s party
Alice paul
Which progressivism woman was the president of the national American woman’s suffrage association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Which African American progressive said African Americans should tolerate discrimination
Booker t Washington
Which African American progressive caused a Supreme Court case which declared separate but equal
Plessy v Ferguson
Which African American founded the national association of colored woman
Ida b wells
Which African American progressive urged blacks to fight every day to stop discrimination
WEB Dubois
Which group was established to combat prejudice against Jews
Anti defamation league
Which group established to help Hispanics
Mutualistas
Which group was established to combat prejudice against African Americans
NAACP
Which group was established to assist African American workers living in cities
Urban league
Which federal act under Roosevelt gave the ICC power to limit prices charged by railroads for shipping, tolls, ferries, and pipelines
Hepburn act
Which act provided for federal inspections and monitoring of meat plants
Meat inspection act
Which act allowed the gov to fine railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers, a practice that hurt farmers
Elkins act
Which progressive act banned the interstate shipments of impure or mislabeled food or medicine
Pure food and drug act
Which US presidents plan for the country was called square deal or new nationalism
Roosevelt
Which US presidents plan for the country was called new freedom
Wilson
Who was the founder of the sierra club
John muir
Which act gave the US gov control over telephone and telegraph rates
Mann Elkins act
Which act gave the gov the power to decide where and how water should be distributed
National reclamation act
Which organization urged woman to buy products where the goods were produced under safe conditions
National consumer’s league
Which organization worked for minimum wage and an 8-hour workday
WTUL (woman’s trade union league)
Which movement was about equal rights for African Americans
Niagara movement
Which railroad corporation was forced to break up into smaller companies by trust busters
Northern securities
Which act helped to protect the economy from having too much money in one place
Federal reserve act
What 2 practices did the FTC watch out for
- Dishonest labeling
- False advertising
Which US president introduced the Payne Aldrich act
Taft
What was the nickname of Roosevelts administration
Trust busters
What does the FDA stand for and what does it do
Food and drug administration
Protect public health
Who was the leader of the division of forestry who recommended that forests be preserved for public use
Gifford Pinchot
Name all 3 candidates for the presidential election in 1912 and their party
- Roosevelt (republican)
- Taft (republican)
- Wilson (democrat)
Which federal act strengthened Sherman anti trust act
Clayton anti trust act
What are the 4 characteristics of progressivism
- Eliminate gov corruption
- Make gov more responsive to the needs of the people
- To eliminate abuse and monopolies
- Led by middle class
