Question 1

The Sixteenth Amendment________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  established civil rights guidelines 
B)  authorized the direct election of senators 
C)  gave women the vote 
D)  authorized an income tax 
E)  extended the franchise to 18-year-olds 
A)  established civil rights guidelines 
B)  authorized the direct election of senators 
C)  gave women the vote 
D)  authorized an income tax 
E)  extended the franchise to 18-year-olds

Question 2

In what way was Taft more of a conservationist than Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  He opposed Ballinger's sale of millions of acres of public land. 
B)  He opposed Ballinger's sale of Alaskan land to coal companies. 
C)  He instituted the nation's first recycling program. 
D)  He was a vegetarian and opposed to hunting animals. 
E)  He conserved more public land than his predecessor. 
A)  He opposed Ballinger's sale of millions of acres of public land. 
B)  He opposed Ballinger's sale of Alaskan land to coal companies. 
C)  He instituted the nation's first recycling program. 
D)  He was a vegetarian and opposed to hunting animals. 
E)  He conserved more public land than his predecessor.

Question 3

What is ironic about Wilson's New Freedom program?

Accepted Answer

A)  It directly contradicted New Nationalism programs. 
B)  It was more about religion and morality than social change. 
C)  It helped more people than Taft's and Roosevelt's programs combined. 
D)  It was essentially based on ideas first proposed by his political rival, Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  It was widely supported by the general masses, but in the end served to hurt their interests. 
A)  It directly contradicted New Nationalism programs. 
B)  It was more about religion and morality than social change. 
C)  It helped more people than Taft's and Roosevelt's programs combined. 
D)  It was essentially based on ideas first proposed by his political rival, Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  It was widely supported by the general masses, but in the end served to hurt their interests.

Question 4

Roosevelt regretted making the statement, "Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination," because he________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  ran for the office of president in the very next election 
B)  ran for the office of senator at the end of his life 
C)  appointed his successor, William Howard Taft, and controlled his actions from behind the scenes 
D)  decided to run for the presidency eight years later 
E)  was legally barred from running again after having served two full terms as president 
A)  ran for the office of president in the very next election 
B)  ran for the office of senator at the end of his life 
C)  appointed his successor, William Howard Taft, and controlled his actions from behind the scenes 
D)  decided to run for the presidency eight years later 
E)  was legally barred from running again after having served two full terms as president

Question 5

How did the progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson alter traditional concepts of presidential power?

Accepted Answer

The progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt

Question 6

The characteristics of progressivism included________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  seeking radical changes in American life 
B)  applying the principle of laissez-faire to big business 
C)  being fundamentally pessimistic about human nature 
D)  being unwilling to directly intervene in other people's lives 
E)  emphasizing the role of the environment in human development 
A)  seeking radical changes in American life 
B)  applying the principle of laissez-faire to big business 
C)  being fundamentally pessimistic about human nature 
D)  being unwilling to directly intervene in other people's lives 
E)  emphasizing the role of the environment in human development

Question 7

In 1912, Roosevelt's New Nationalism________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded a stronger role for the president and government 
B)  called for tighter immigration laws 
C)  represented a repudiation of progressivism 
D)  was readily accepted by all progressives 
E)  was resolutely antitrust 
A)  demanded a stronger role for the president and government 
B)  called for tighter immigration laws 
C)  represented a repudiation of progressivism 
D)  was readily accepted by all progressives 
E)  was resolutely antitrust

Question 8

To what extent did the progressive movement succeed? To what extent did it fail?

Accepted Answer

The progressive movement in the United S

Question 9

Why did voting decline during the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because pessimism marked the Progressive Era, people did not bother voting. 
B)  Because African Americans and women made up most of the population, their disfranchisement affected voter turnout. 
C)  People focused on social reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. 
D)  People focused on moral reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. 
E)  People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported, so they did not feel the need to vote. 
A)  Because pessimism marked the Progressive Era, people did not bother voting. 
B)  Because African Americans and women made up most of the population, their disfranchisement affected voter turnout. 
C)  People focused on social reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. 
D)  People focused on moral reforms rather than on politics in the Progressive Era. 
E)  People relied on interest groups to pressure government into policies they supported, so they did not feel the need to vote.

Question 10

Before becoming president, in what role did William Howard Taft display the greatest strength?

Accepted Answer

A)  administrator 
B)  politician 
C)  economic strategist 
D)  political organizer 
E)  orator 
A)  administrator 
B)  politician 
C)  economic strategist 
D)  political organizer 
E)  orator

Question 11

Who was the most famous reform governor of the Progressive Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert M. La Follette 
B)  "Golden Rule" Jones 
C)  Hiram Johnson 
D)  Lincoln Steffens 
E)  Richard Ely 
A)  Robert M. La Follette 
B)  "Golden Rule" Jones 
C)  Hiram Johnson 
D)  Lincoln Steffens 
E)  Richard Ely

Question 12

To progressives, the commissions they championed offered a way to________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase their political power 
B)  reduce the power of reformers 
C)  end the corrupt alliance between business and politics 
D)  provide employment for their supporters 
E)  get regular citizens into political offices 
A)  increase their political power 
B)  reduce the power of reformers 
C)  end the corrupt alliance between business and politics 
D)  provide employment for their supporters 
E)  get regular citizens into political offices

Question 13

Dividing the Republican party early in Taft's administration was________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  the issue of foreign policy and government 
B)  the problem of banking regulation 
C)  a decision concerning the need to lower tariffs 
D)  the question of campaign strategy 
E)  split loyalty between Taft and Roosevelt 
A)  the issue of foreign policy and government 
B)  the problem of banking regulation 
C)  a decision concerning the need to lower tariffs 
D)  the question of campaign strategy 
E)  split loyalty between Taft and Roosevelt

Question 14

The Supreme Court's decision in the Northern Securities case________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  paved the way for several other antitrust actions 
B)  had little effect on the problem of trusts overall 
C)  was opposed by Roosevelt himself 
D)  affected only the smaller American trusts 
E)  was a unanimous decision 
A)  paved the way for several other antitrust actions 
B)  had little effect on the problem of trusts overall 
C)  was opposed by Roosevelt himself 
D)  affected only the smaller American trusts 
E)  was a unanimous decision

Question 15

Upton Sinclair described the________	as the "wage slaves of the Beef Trust."

Accepted Answer

A)  consumers of unsanitary beef 
B)  inhumanely treated cows 
C)  poorly paid meat packers 
D)  African American indentured servants 
E)  politicians whom owners bribed 
A)  consumers of unsanitary beef 
B)  inhumanely treated cows 
C)  poorly paid meat packers 
D)  African American indentured servants 
E)  politicians whom owners bribed

Question 16

In his negotiations to pass the Hepburn Act of 1906, what did Roosevelt reveal about his political strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He capitalized on his popularity with the masses to coerce Congress to pass bills. 
B)  He used his military past to command awe and obedience to his will as president. 
C)  He employed yellow journalists and muckrakers to attack his opponents. 
D)  As a young and new president, he relied too heavily on experienced advisors. 
E)  He would use media exposure and deal-making with Congress to pass bills. 
A)  He capitalized on his popularity with the masses to coerce Congress to pass bills. 
B)  He used his military past to command awe and obedience to his will as president. 
C)  He employed yellow journalists and muckrakers to attack his opponents. 
D)  As a young and new president, he relied too heavily on experienced advisors. 
E)  He would use media exposure and deal-making with Congress to pass bills.

Question 17

Why did Woodrow Wilson win the election of 1912?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was more popular than Roosevelt. 
B)  There was a split in the Republican party. 
C)  He won the support of William Howard Taft. 
D)  He won the support of the Socialists. 
E)  He won the support of progressives. 
A)  He was more popular than Roosevelt. 
B)  There was a split in the Republican party. 
C)  He won the support of William Howard Taft. 
D)  He won the support of the Socialists. 
E)  He won the support of progressives.

Question 18

Many of the leaders of the progressive movement________	.

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed professional work and workers 
B)  were rather well educated 
C)  tended toward radical views of reform 
D)  opposed the expansion of women's rights 
E)  were determined to have a negative effect on big business 
A)  opposed professional work and workers 
B)  were rather well educated 
C)  tended toward radical views of reform 
D)  opposed the expansion of women's rights 
E)  were determined to have a negative effect on big business

Question 19

Explain the six characteristics of progressivism. How do they reflect the Puritan tradition?

Accepted Answer

Progressivism is a political and social

Question 20

In what way did Theodore Roosevelt embody pragmatism?

Accepted Answer

A)  In breaking the trusts, he demonstrated that he believed in natural laws instead of actions. 
B)  In deciding to run for office a second time (for his third term as president), he demonstrated a belief in the absolute truth of his right to the presidency. 
C)  In his brokering an agreement between coal miners and owners, he showed that he could pick manageable problems and work to solve them. 
D)  In his conservation of wilderness in America, he demonstrated his belief in divine laws, meaning that God had given America the land to take care of. 
E)  In his unequal treatment of African Americans, he demonstrated the pragmatic ability to be "tough- minded" in a world with no easy answers. 
A)  In breaking the trusts, he demonstrated that he believed in natural laws instead of actions. 
B)  In deciding to run for office a second time (for his third term as president), he demonstrated a belief in the absolute truth of his right to the presidency. 
C)  In his brokering an agreement between coal miners and owners, he showed that he could pick manageable problems and work to solve them. 
D)  In his conservation of wilderness in America, he demonstrated his belief in divine laws, meaning that God had given America the land to take care of. 
E)  In his unequal treatment of African Americans, he demonstrated the pragmatic ability to be "tough- minded" in a world with no easy answers.

Exam 23: From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism, 1900-1920

The Sixteenth Amendment________ .

In what way was Taft more of a conservationist than Roosevelt?

What is ironic about Wilson's New Freedom program?

Roosevelt regretted making the statement, "Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination," because he________ .

How did the progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson alter traditional concepts of presidential power?

The characteristics of progressivism included________ .

In 1912, Roosevelt's New Nationalism________ .

To what extent did the progressive movement succeed? To what extent did it fail?

Why did voting decline during the Progressive Era?

Before becoming president, in what role did William Howard Taft display the greatest strength?

Who was the most famous reform governor of the Progressive Era?

To progressives, the commissions they championed offered a way to________ .

Dividing the Republican party early in Taft's administration was________ .

The Supreme Court's decision in the Northern Securities case________ .

Upton Sinclair described the________ as the "wage slaves of the Beef Trust."

In his negotiations to pass the Hepburn Act of 1906, what did Roosevelt reveal about his political strategy?

Why did Woodrow Wilson win the election of 1912?

Many of the leaders of the progressive movement________ .

Explain the six characteristics of progressivism. How do they reflect the Puritan tradition?

In what way did Theodore Roosevelt embody pragmatism?

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