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35 Cards in this Set
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This is a vote on an initiative
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Referendum
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This included a series of reform efforts that aimed to correct injustices in American life
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Progressive Movement
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This bill initiated, or launched, by citizens
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Initiative
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This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of US senators
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17th Amendment
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This was one of the inspirations for the creation of assembly lines at the Ford Motor Company
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Scientific Management
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This reform governor and US senator from Wisconsin made the railroad industry a major target
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Robert M. La Follette
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This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face an election before the end of their term if enough voters requested it
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Recall
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This is a term used to describe a journalist who exposed government abuses and big business corruption to the readers of mass circulation magazines and newspapers
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Muckrakers
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Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union fought for this cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and asking saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol
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Prohibition
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This progressive championed the rights of women and children by moving into a settlement house, working as the Chief Inspector of Factories for Illinois and helping to win passage of the Illonios Factory Act
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Florence Kelley
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Joseph Cannon head of the US Forest Service uner Pres. Roosevelt, favored a balanced approach concerning the private development and conservation of wilderness lands
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False
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Incumbent William Howard Taft sought reelection in the 1912 pres. race
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True
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Democratic pres. nominee Woodrow Wilson supported antitrust legislation, banking reform, & reduced tariffs, under a progressive platform known as the New Freedom
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True
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The Republican Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 pres. election
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False
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Calling for an end to capitalism, Socialist pres. candidate Richard A. Ballinger failed to capture any electoral votes in the 1912 pres. election
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False
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The Progressive Party, which became known as the Bull Moose party, advocated a number of reforms including women's suffrage, an eight-hour workday, and a federal law against child labor
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True
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Under Pres. Taft, the progressive and conservative wings of the Republican Party began to fragment
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True
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The Progressive Party nominated William Jennings Bryan in the 1912 pres. election
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False
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After campaigning on a platform of lowering tariffs, President Taft angered progressive supporters by signing the Payne Bill
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False
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The movement to protect America's natural resources
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Conservation
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The term used to describe the progressive reforms of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
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Square Deal
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Pres. whose actions split the Republican party after he angered both progressives and conservationists
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William H. Taft
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The progressive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals except:
A. protecting social welfare B. promoting business monopolies C. creating economic reform D. fostering efficiency in the workplace |
B. promoting business monopolies
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Muckrakers were:
A. politicians B. conservationists C. suffragists D. journalists |
D. journalists
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A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as:
A. a recall B. an initiative C. a referendum D. an amendment |
B. an initiative
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In "The Jungle", Upton Sinclair exposed:
A. dangers faced by coal miners B. corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company C. unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry D. illegal deals between special interests and the government |
C. unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
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The first person to use the presidency as a "bully pulpit" was:
A. William H. Taft B. Theodore Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson D. William McKinley |
B. Theodore Roosevelt
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The law that required truthful labels was the:
A. Pure Food and Drug Act B. Meat Inspection Act C. Sherman Antitrust Act D. Interstate Commerce Act |
A. Pure Food and Drug Act
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The primary goal of the NAACP was:
A. voting rights for women B. better working conditions C. regulation of the banking industry D. equality among the races |
D. equality among the races
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In the election of 1912, the candidate considered least pleasing to reformers was:
A. Eugene V. Debs B. Theodore Roosevelt C. William H. Taft D. Woodrow Wilson |
C. William H. Taft
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Which of the following was not a result of the introduction of the assembly line?
A. Higher worker turnover B. Reduced hours of the workday C. Decreased productivity D. Higher wages |
C. Decreased productivity
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Who gained most from the ratification of the 17th Amendment?
A. Party bosses B. Ordinary citizens C. States legislators D. Industrial leaders |
B. Ordinary citizens
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Why were early progressive attempts to enact federal bans on child labor unsuccessful?
A. The bans had little public support B. Labor unions fought the legislation C. Factory owners simply ignored the laws D. The Supreme Court ruled such bans unconstitutional |
C. Factory owners simply ignored the laws
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Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt's position on trusts?
A. Some trusts were harmful to the public interest B. All trusts should be busted C. Trusts were of benefit to the public interest D. Trusts were legal and could not be abolished |
D. Trusts were legal and could not be abolished
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Which of the following actions led to the defeat of Taft in 1912?
A. his overuse of the bully pulpit B. his failure to continue the trustbusting of Roosevelt C. his refusal to sign the Payne-Aldrich Tariff D. his failure to unify the Republican Party |
A. his overuse of the bully pulpit
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