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During the Progressive Era, public demands for direct consumer protection resulted in passage of the --
a) Pendleton Act
b) Interstate Commerce Commission
c) Pure Food and Drug Act
d) Federal Reserve Act
To guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy, President Wilson introduced --
a) limits on foreign investments
b) an end to the gold standard
c) insurance for all bank deposits
d) the Federal Reserve System
In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting the --
a) expansion of the spoils system
b) creation of the Electoral College
c) direct election of U.S. Senators
d) formation of the Federal Reserve system
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a) Jacob Riis
b) Ida Tarbell
c) Lewis Hines
d) Upton Sinclair
Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should -
a) prevent unfair business practices
b) reduce the number of small farms
c) restrict immigration to the United States
d) abolish private property ownership
How did the Progressive Era reforms like initiative, referendum, and recall impact American society?
a) They shifted power into the hands of corrupt political machines.
b) They promoted state level administration of schools for immigrants.
c) They expanded opportunities for citizens to participate in the government.
d) They encouraged the redistribution of the tax burden from the poor to the wealthy.
How does the 19th Amendment contribute to the expansion of Civil Rights in the United States?
a) It officially ends slavery.
b) It opens the selection of Senators to more voters.
c) It removes gender-based barriers to voting rights.
d) It protects the right of African-American men to vote.
What was the ultimate aim of W.E.B. DuBois and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) when he helped found it in 1909?
a) Passage of Anti-lynching laws
b) Nothing less than full equality among the races
c) Enforcing the separate but equal doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson
d) Helping its members acquire useful labor skills to prove their economic value to society
As a part of his attempt to expand political and economic rights for African Americans, W.E.B. DuBois and other prominent Progressive leaders founded the —
a) Freedman’s Journal (FJ)
b) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
c) League of United African American Voters (LUAAV)
d) United Negro Alliance (UNA)
Progressive reformers attacked political machines because they often --
a) denied voting rights to the poor
b) wasted money on military spending
c) stole public money through overpriced contracts
d) discriminated against migrant workers
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