Progressivism

Question 1

Which muckraker wrote “how the other half lives”

Answer 1

Jacob riis

Question 2

Which election process allows citizens to select nominees for primary elections

Answer 2

Direct primary

Question 3

Which election process allows citizens to put a new law on the ballot if enough signatures are collected

Answer 3

Initiative

Question 4

Which election process allows citizens to approve or reject laws passed by legislature

Answer 4

Referendum

Question 5

Which election process allows voters to remove public servants from office before their term is up

Answer 5

Recall

Question 6

Which constitutional amendment allows for the direct election of US senators

Answer 6

17th

Question 7

Which Supreme Court case limited a woman’s work day by recognizing the unique role that mothers play

Answer 7

Muller v Oregon

Question 8

Which act banned child labor

Answer 8

Keating Owens act

Question 9

Who opened hull house

Answer 9

Jane addams

Question 10

Which act was created to remove monopoly’s from corporations

Answer 10

Sherman anti trust act

Question 11

What name was given to the group of authors who investigated corruption

Answer 11

Muckrakers

Question 12

Which progressivism reformer helped to form the US children’s bureau

Answer 12

Florence Kelley

Question 13

Which progressivism reformer was focused on education and creativity

Answer 13

John dewy

Question 14

When workers receive payments for being injured on the job, what is this called

Answer 14

Worker’s comp

Question 15

Which muckraker wrote “the jungle”

Answer 15

Upton Sinclair

Question 16

Which amendment gave woman the right to vote

Answer 16

19th

Question 17

Which amendment created a graduated income tax system

Answer 17

16th

Question 18

Which progressivism woman opened up the first birth control clinic

Answer 18

Margret sanger

Question 19

Which progressivism formed the national woman’s party

Answer 19

Alice paul

Question 20

Which progressivism woman was the president of the national American woman’s suffrage association

Answer 20

Carrie Chapman Catt

Question 21

Which African American progressive said African Americans should tolerate discrimination

Answer 21

Booker t Washington

Question 22

Which African American progressive caused a Supreme Court case which declared separate but equal

Answer 22

Plessy v Ferguson

Question 23

Which African American founded the national association of colored woman

Answer 23

Ida b wells

Question 24

Which African American progressive urged blacks to fight every day to stop discrimination

Answer 24

WEB Dubois

Question 25

Which group was established to combat prejudice against Jews

Answer 25

Anti defamation league

Question 26

Which group established to help Hispanics

Answer 26

Mutualistas

Question 27

Which group was established to combat prejudice against African Americans

Answer 27

NAACP

Question 28

Which group was established to assist African American workers living in cities

Answer 28

Urban league

Question 29

Which federal act under Roosevelt gave the ICC power to limit prices charged by railroads for shipping, tolls, ferries, and pipelines

Answer 29

Hepburn act

Question 30

Which act provided for federal inspections and monitoring of meat plants

Answer 30

Meat inspection act

Question 31

Which act allowed the gov to fine railroads that gave special rates to favored shippers, a practice that hurt farmers

Answer 31

Elkins act

Question 32

Which progressive act banned the interstate shipments of impure or mislabeled food or medicine

Answer 32

Pure food and drug act

Question 33

Which US presidents plan for the country was called square deal or new nationalism

Answer 33

Roosevelt

Question 34

Which US presidents plan for the country was called new freedom

Answer 34

Wilson

Question 35

Who was the founder of the sierra club

Answer 35

John muir

Question 36

Which act gave the US gov control over telephone and telegraph rates

Answer 36

Mann Elkins act

Question 37

Which act gave the gov the power to decide where and how water should be distributed

Answer 37

National reclamation act

Question 38

Which organization urged woman to buy products where the goods were produced under safe conditions

Answer 38

National consumer’s league

Question 39

Which organization worked for minimum wage and an 8-hour workday

Answer 39

WTUL (woman’s trade union league)

Question 40

Which movement was about equal rights for African Americans

Answer 40

Niagara movement

Question 41

Which railroad corporation was forced to break up into smaller companies by trust busters

Answer 41

Northern securities

Question 42

Which act helped to protect the economy from having too much money in one place

Answer 42

Federal reserve act

Question 43

What 2 practices did the FTC watch out for

Answer 43

1. Dishonest labeling
2. False advertising

Question 44

Which US president introduced the Payne Aldrich act

Answer 44

Taft

Question 45

What was the nickname of Roosevelts administration

Answer 45

Trust busters

Question 46

What does the FDA stand for and what does it do

Answer 46

Food and drug administration
Protect public health

Question 47

Who was the leader of the division of forestry who recommended that forests be preserved for public use

Answer 47

Gifford Pinchot

Question 48

Name all 3 candidates for the presidential election in 1912 and their party

Answer 48

1. Roosevelt (republican)
2. Taft (republican)
3. Wilson (democrat)

Question 49

Which federal act strengthened Sherman anti trust act

Answer 49

Clayton anti trust act

Question 50

What are the 4 characteristics of progressivism

Answer 50

1. Eliminate gov corruption
2. Make gov more responsive to the needs of the people
3. To eliminate abuse and monopolies
4. Led by middle class