Question 1

Progressive efforts to reform corrupt politics were often stymied by_________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the financial power of special-interest groups 
B)  the courts 
C)  a lack of support from anyone other than ethnic minorities 
D)  the refusal of organized labor to support them 
A)  the financial power of special-interest groups 
B)  the courts 
C)  a lack of support from anyone other than ethnic minorities 
D)  the refusal of organized labor to support them

Question 2

Which of the following is true of Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs while serving as President?

Accepted Answer

A)  He rejected the idea that business could regulate itself. 
B)  He believed that big business was the major obstacle to increased production. 
C)  He wanted to return the nation to free, old-time, uncontrolled economic competition. 
D)  He approved of big business as long as it did not unfairly manipulate the marketplace. 
A)  He rejected the idea that business could regulate itself. 
B)  He believed that big business was the major obstacle to increased production. 
C)  He wanted to return the nation to free, old-time, uncontrolled economic competition. 
D)  He approved of big business as long as it did not unfairly manipulate the marketplace.

Question 3

Which of the following is true of Margaret Sanger's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  She believed a women's sexual pleasure was a threat to society. 
B)  She fought for the equality of immigrants. 
C)  She succeeded in overturning most state laws prohibiting contraception. 
D)  She formed the American Birth Control League in 1921. 
A)  She believed a women's sexual pleasure was a threat to society. 
B)  She fought for the equality of immigrants. 
C)  She succeeded in overturning most state laws prohibiting contraception. 
D)  She formed the American Birth Control League in 1921.

Question 4

Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factory inspection laws 
B)  Trust-busting laws 
C)  The direct primary 
D)  The recall 
A)  Factory inspection laws 
B)  Trust-busting laws 
C)  The direct primary 
D)  The recall

Question 5

Discuss the regulatory legislation supported by President Theodore Roosevelt, and explain the relationship between that legislation and Roosevelt's social, political, and economic beliefs.

Accepted Answer

President Theodore Roosevelt was a stron

Question 6

Advocacy organizations such as the American Bar Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the National Consumers League had the effect of ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  introducing charismatic personalities to political campaigns 
B)  making politics more fragmented and issue-focused than in previous eras 
C)  stifling debate on major urban issues 
D)  increasing the loyalty of the electorate to political parties 
A)  introducing charismatic personalities to political campaigns 
B)  making politics more fragmented and issue-focused than in previous eras 
C)  stifling debate on major urban issues 
D)  increasing the loyalty of the electorate to political parties

Question 7

Compare and contrast Wilson's ideals as expressed in the New Freedom philosophy with the actual legislative achievements of his first administration from 1913 to 1917.

Accepted Answer

Wilson's New Freedom philosophy was base

Question 8

Senator Robert La Follette fought to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalize the railroad industry 
B)  return America to its agrarian and rural past 
C)  drive corporations out of politics 
D)  break all large corporations into small, competitive units 
A)  nationalize the railroad industry 
B)  return America to its agrarian and rural past 
C)  drive corporations out of politics 
D)  break all large corporations into small, competitive units

Question 9

Analyze the morality of the Progressive Era through the lens of prostitution control and prohibition. Did such reforms have a relationship to gender? To race?

Accepted Answer

The morality of the Progressive Era can

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the National Association of Colored Women?

Accepted Answer

A)  It agitated for women's suffrage. 
B)  It compiled and published statistics on lynchings in the southern states. 
C)  It worked to establish nurseries, kindergartens, and retirement homes. 
D)  It lobbied Congress for the enactment of welfare legislation to help impoverished African Americans. 
A)  It agitated for women's suffrage. 
B)  It compiled and published statistics on lynchings in the southern states. 
C)  It worked to establish nurseries, kindergartens, and retirement homes. 
D)  It lobbied Congress for the enactment of welfare legislation to help impoverished African Americans.

Question 11

Although Hoke Smith and Hiram Johnson had established records as reform-minded progressive governors, they ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  had secretly come to terms with political bosses in their respective states 
B)  did not concern themselves with the issue of industrial working conditions 
C)  frequently accepted payoffs from large corporate interests 
D)  supported discrimination against racial minorities 
A)  had secretly come to terms with political bosses in their respective states 
B)  did not concern themselves with the issue of industrial working conditions 
C)  frequently accepted payoffs from large corporate interests 
D)  supported discrimination against racial minorities

Question 12

What view on the goals of education did John Dewey espouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary schools should concentrate on preparing students for college. 
B)  Public schools should be funded by the national government. 
C)  Learning should involve real-life problems through which children learn to use their intelligence and ingenuity to control their environment. 
D)  The main task of education is to teach moral principles. 
A)  Secondary schools should concentrate on preparing students for college. 
B)  Public schools should be funded by the national government. 
C)  Learning should involve real-life problems through which children learn to use their intelligence and ingenuity to control their environment. 
D)  The main task of education is to teach moral principles.

Question 13

Discuss the similarities and differences between the ideology and goals of Progressive reformers and the ideology and goals of American socialists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Accepted Answer

The Progressive reformers and American s

Question 14

The Mann Act was a response to the view that ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prostitution could be ended by arresting and punishing the prostitutes 
B)  prostitution is a victimless crime and should be legalized 
C)  the government could improve human behavior by passing legislation restricting it 
D)  the government could never eradicate immorality because sin is deeply embedded in the human condition 
A)  prostitution could be ended by arresting and punishing the prostitutes 
B)  prostitution is a victimless crime and should be legalized 
C)  the government could improve human behavior by passing legislation restricting it 
D)  the government could never eradicate immorality because sin is deeply embedded in the human condition

Question 15

Which belief was held by eugenicists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific research has proven that peoples from all racial and ethnic groups are equal in every respect. 
B)  Society has an obligation to prevent the reproduction of people deemed to be mentally defective and of those who are criminally inclined. 
C)  Aside from reproductive differences necessary for continuation of the species, differences between males and females are caused by culture and society. 
D)  The cure for all human diseases may be found in the plant world. 
A)  Scientific research has proven that peoples from all racial and ethnic groups are equal in every respect. 
B)  Society has an obligation to prevent the reproduction of people deemed to be mentally defective and of those who are criminally inclined. 
C)  Aside from reproductive differences necessary for continuation of the species, differences between males and females are caused by culture and society. 
D)  The cure for all human diseases may be found in the plant world.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Muller v. Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court supported the use of state police powers to protect the morals of the community. 
B)  The Court severely restricted the federal government's power to interfere in matters reserved for state supervision. 
C)  In reaching its decision, the Court considered scientific evidence showing the harmful effects of long working hours. 
D)  In reaching its decision, the Court refused to accept the argument that coal mining was hazardous. 
A)  The Court supported the use of state police powers to protect the morals of the community. 
B)  The Court severely restricted the federal government's power to interfere in matters reserved for state supervision. 
C)  In reaching its decision, the Court considered scientific evidence showing the harmful effects of long working hours. 
D)  In reaching its decision, the Court refused to accept the argument that coal mining was hazardous.

Question 17

The Federal Trade Commission could __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  issue cease-and-desist orders against unfair trade practices 
B)  remove unsafe consumer products from the market 
C)  reduce excessive railroad rates 
D)  levy fines against factories for excessive pollution 
A)  issue cease-and-desist orders against unfair trade practices 
B)  remove unsafe consumer products from the market 
C)  reduce excessive railroad rates 
D)  levy fines against factories for excessive pollution

Question 18

Discuss the changes in the social sciences during the Progressive era. Explain how these changes reflected the Progressive frame of reference, and describe the impact of these changes on the reform movement.

Accepted Answer

During the Progressive era, the social s

Question 19

Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consistently demonstrated its acceptance of the progressive legal concepts advanced by Oliver Wendell Holmes 
B)  increased the regulatory powers of the federal government in cases involving individual rights 
C)  demonstrated its rejection of laissez-faire concepts 
D)  often acted as an impediment to reform 
A)  consistently demonstrated its acceptance of the progressive legal concepts advanced by Oliver Wendell Holmes 
B)  increased the regulatory powers of the federal government in cases involving individual rights 
C)  demonstrated its rejection of laissez-faire concepts 
D)  often acted as an impediment to reform

Question 20

Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminists rejected the idea of women uniting as a gender group; members of the woman movement encouraged gender-group unity. 
B)  Feminists argued that there were no differences between women and men; members of the woman movement stressed the differences between the sexes. 
C)  Feminists spoke of rights and self-development as the path to independence; members of the woman movement spoke of duties and moral purity. 
D)  Feminists believed that in many instances women should be treated differently than men; members of the woman movement called for an end to all gender-based distinctions. 
A)  Feminists rejected the idea of women uniting as a gender group; members of the woman movement encouraged gender-group unity. 
B)  Feminists argued that there were no differences between women and men; members of the woman movement stressed the differences between the sexes. 
C)  Feminists spoke of rights and self-development as the path to independence; members of the woman movement spoke of duties and moral purity. 
D)  Feminists believed that in many instances women should be treated differently than men; members of the woman movement called for an end to all gender-based distinctions.

Exam 18: The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

Progressive efforts to reform corrupt politics were often stymied by_________________.

Which of the following is true of Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs while serving as President?

Which of the following is true of Margaret Sanger's work?

Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?

Discuss the regulatory legislation supported by President Theodore Roosevelt, and explain the relationship between that legislation and Roosevelt's social, political, and economic beliefs.

Advocacy organizations such as the American Bar Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the National Consumers League had the effect of ________________.

Compare and contrast Wilson's ideals as expressed in the New Freedom philosophy with the actual legislative achievements of his first administration from 1913 to 1917.

Senator Robert La Follette fought to ________________.

Analyze the morality of the Progressive Era through the lens of prostitution control and prohibition. Did such reforms have a relationship to gender? To race?

Which of the following is true of the National Association of Colored Women?

Although Hoke Smith and Hiram Johnson had established records as reform-minded progressive governors, they ___________.

What view on the goals of education did John Dewey espouse?

Discuss the similarities and differences between the ideology and goals of Progressive reformers and the ideology and goals of American socialists in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The Mann Act was a response to the view that ___________________.

Which belief was held by eugenicists?

Which of the following is true of the Supreme Court's decision in Muller v. Oregon?

The Federal Trade Commission could __________________.

Discuss the changes in the social sciences during the Progressive era. Explain how these changes reflected the Progressive frame of reference, and describe the impact of these changes on the reform movement.

Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court ______________.

Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

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