Unit 2 History Ch. 24
AMH2020 - America: A Narrative History 8th Edition
- 1.Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Among the antecedents to progressivism were populism, socialism, and the Mugwumps.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Theodore Roosevelt gave muckrakers their name.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Theodore Roosevelt took a strong, activist approach to the presidency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The phrase “Square Deal” is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.In Swift and Company v. United States, the Supreme Court put forth the “stream-of-commerce” doctrine.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.One of Taft’s major issues became his support for high tariffs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Theodore Roosevelt initiated more anti-trust suits than any president in history.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Woodrow Wilson was a minister’s son who grew up in the South.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The Underwood-Simmons Tariff created the first regular federal income tax.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.William Howard Taft finished second in the presidential election of 1912.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his program for big business.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Federal money for farm demonstration agents was approved in the Adamson Act.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.The author of The Shame of the Cities was: Ref: The muckrakers
- A.
George F. Baer
- B.
Ray Stannard Baker
- C.
Henry Demarest Lloyd
- D.
Lincoln Steffens
- 18.The subject of Wealth against Commonwealth was: Ref: The muckrakers
- A.
Standard Oil
- B.
Municipal corruption
- C.
Child labor
- D.
Urban transportation
- 19.Frederick W. Taylor: Ref: The “gospel of efficiency”
- A.
Was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there
- B.
Wrote The Principles of Scientific Management
- C.
Was the progressive editor of Arena
- D.
Was founder of the National Child Labor Committee
- 20.The commission plan of city government was first adopted in: Ref: The “gospel of efficiency”
- A.
Atlanta, Georgia
- B.
Durham, North Carolina
- C.
Galveston, Texas
- D.
Springfield, Missouri
- 21.The originator of the “Wisconsin idea” of efficient government was: Ref: The “gospel of efficiency”
- A.
Lewis Hine
- B.
Hiram Johnson
- C.
Florence Kelley
- D.
Robert M. La Follette
- 22.Which of the following best describes the method used by most progressives to solve the problem of economic power and its abuses? Ref: Corporate regulation
- A.
Adopt a socialist program of public ownership
- B.
Follow the principles of laissez-faire government
- C.
Regulate big business
- D.
Allow business to work out its own destiny
- 23.The National Child Labor Committee pushed: Ref: Social justice
- A.
To allow as many immigrant children to enter the workforce as possible
- B.
To open more technical schools
- C.
Federal legislation allowing children to work more hours
- D.
For laws banning the widespread employment of young children
- 24.The Seventeenth Amendment: Ref: The Taft-Roosevelt break
- A.
Authorized the popular election of U.S. senators
- B.
Gave women the right to vote
- C.
Called for direct primaries
- D.
Authorized the federal income tax
- 25.The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meat-packing industry was: Ref: Food and drug regulations
- A.
Chicago
- B.
The Great American Fraud
- C.
The Jungle
- D.
Maggie
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