Robinson Ush2 H Progressivism Test
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- 1.The primary emphasis of the progressive movement was on
- A.
Freeing individuals and business from federal control
- B.
Protecting farmers and small business from corporate power
- C.
Strengthening government as an instrument of social betterment
- D.
Organizing workers into a unified and class-conscious political party
- 2.Prominent among those who aroused the progressive movement by stirring the public's sense of concern were
- A.
Socialists, social gospelers, women, and muckraking journalists
- B.
Union leaders, machine politicians, immigrants, and engineers
- C.
Bankers, advertisers, and scientists
- D.
Athletes, entertainers, and musicians
- 3.Which of the following was not among the targets of muckraking journalistic exposes?
- A.
Urban politics and government
- B.
Oil and railroad industries
- C.
The Army and Navy
- D.
Child labor and "white slave" traffic in women
- 4.Most proggressives were
- A.
Poor farmers
- B.
Urban workers
- C.
Urban middle-class people
- D.
Wealthy people
- 5.Among the political reforms sought by progressives were
- A.
Organized political parties. and direct election of representatives to congress
- B.
An Equal Rights Amendment, federal financing of elections.
- C.
Civil service reform, and racial integration
- D.
Initiative and referendum, direct election of senators, and women's suffrage
- 6.States where progressives first gained a large influence were
- A.
Massachusetts/Maine
- B.
Wisconsin/Oregon/California
- C.
Indiana/Texas/Nevada
- D.
New York/Florida
- 7.Progressives suffered a setback in Lochner v New York when the Supreme Court ruled
- A.
New York's law establishing a 10 hour work day for bakeries was unconstitutional
- B.
New York could not regulate the liquor industry
- C.
New York could not pass laws giving special protection to female workers
- 8.Roosevelt ended the Pennsylvania Coal Strike by
- A.
Urging labor and management to negotiate a settlement
- B.
Passing federal legislation legalizing unions
- C.
Forcing mediation by threatening to use military force
- D.
Declaring a national state of emergency
- 9.The Roosevelt-backed Elkins Act and Hepburn Act were aimed at
- A.
Better protection for industrial workers
- B.
More effective regulation of railroad industry
- C.
Protection for consumers of beef and produce
- D.
Breaking up the Oil monopoly
- 10.Two areas where Roosevelt's progressivsm made substantial headway were
- A.
Agricultural and mining legislation
- B.
Stock market and securities legislation
- C.
Immigration and racial legislation
- D.
Consumer and conservation legislation
- 11.After the election of 1908, Taft was expected to
- A.
Continue and extend Teddy's progressive policies
- B.
Forge a coalition with William Jennings Bryan and the Democrats
- C.
Swing the Republcan Party in a radical direction
- D.
Turn away from Teddy and toward the conservative wing of the Republicans
- 12.Progressive Republicans grew disillusioned with Taft over the issues of
- A.
Dollar diplomacy/military intervention in the Caribbean
- B.
Labor union rights and women's concerns
- C.
Trust busting, tariffs, and conservation
- D.
Regulation of railroad industry
- 13.Teddy decided to break with the Republicans because
- A.
He had never believed in their principles
- B.
He could no longer stand to be in the same party as Taft
- C.
Taft used his control of the party to deny Teddy the nomination
- D.
Teddy thought he'd have a better chance as a third party
- 14.Wilson won the election of 1914 because
- A.
His policies were more popular with the public
- B.
Taft and Teddy split the former Republican vote
- C.
The Socialists took away 1 million votes from the Republicans
- D.
Teddy was able to carry only the South
- 15.Wilson's primary weakness as a politician was
- A.
His lack of skill in public speaking
- B.
His inability to grasp the complexities of governmental issues
- C.
His tendency to be inflexible and refuse to cooperate
- D.
His lack of overarching political ideals
- 16.The triple wall of privelage that Wilson set out to reform consisted of
- A.
Farmers, shippers, and the military
- B.
Tariffs, banks, and trusts
- C.
Universities, clubs, and gentry
- D.
Congressional leaders, lobbyists, and lawyers
- 17.During Wilson's administrartion, Congress used the authority granted by the 16th amendment to pass
- A.
Prohibition of liquor
- B.
Women's suffrage
- C.
Voting rights for blacks
- D.
Federal income tax
- 18.The regulatory agency created by Wilson's administrarion in 1914 that attacked monopolies accused of false advertising and consumer fraud was
- A.
The Federal Trade Commission
- B.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
- C.
The Federal Reserve System
- D.
Consumer Products Safety Comission
- 19.While it attacked business trusts, the Clayton Antitrust Act exempted from antitrust prosecution
- A.
Industries essential to national defense
- B.
Agricultural and labor organization
- C.
Oil and steel industries
- D.
Professional organization of doctors and lawyers
- 20.Wilson effectively reformed the banking and financial system by
- A.
Establishing a 3rd Bank of the U.S to issue and regulate currency
- B.
Take the U.S off the gold standard
- C.
Establishing a publically controlled Federal Reserve Board with regional banks under the bankers' control
- D.
Giving authority to regulate banking/currency to the states
- 21.Wilson's progressive measures aided all of the following groups except
- A.
Women
- B.
Blacks
- C.
Children
- D.
Farmers
- 22.According to Teddy, the government's role in labor should be to
- A.
Pursue a middle ground to curb corporate/labor issues
- B.
Side with labor in nearly all matters
- C.
Support ownership, unless it's in violation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act
- D.
Remain outside or above the issue
- 23.The most accurate depiction of Teddy's attitude towards trusts would be
- A.
Some controls were necessary, but large scale industrial growth and production were natural/beneficial
- B.
Trusts represented corporate abuses and worker exploitation
- C.
A return to smaller scale corporate development was necessary
- D.
Large trusts were desirable as long as owners recognized the rights of unions to organize/represent workers
- 24.The Hepburn Act
- A.
Created the Interstate Commerce Commission
- B.
Required the burden of proof of railroad company abuses upon the courts
- C.
Established the Department of Commerce/Bureau of Corporations
- D.
Broadened the jurisdiction/increased power of the ICC allowing it to establish maximum railroad rates
- 25.The result of the Payne-Aldrich Act in terms of political fallout was
- A.
Republicans were seen to oppose wholesale tariff reduction
- B.
Progressive republicans were alienated from Taft and turned towards Teddy
- C.
The power of "Uncle Joe" Cannon as Speaker of the house was strengthened, stifling reform impetus
- D.
Democrats supported the act, improving their imaga in future elections
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