Question 1

A major reform of American banking was achieved in 1913 with passage of the

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A) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
B) Economy Act. 
C) Federal Securities Act. 
D) Federal Reserve Act. 
E) Currency Act. 
A) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
B) Economy Act. 
C) Federal Securities Act. 
D) Federal Reserve Act. 
E) Currency Act.

Question 2

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff of 1909

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A) fulfilled a campaign promise President William H.Taft had made to Theodore Roosevelt. 
B) sharply lowered tariffs. 
C) resulted in President William H.Taft losing favor with progressives. 
D) resulted in a sudden decline in the national economy. 
E) was passed only after Taft pressured the congressional Old Guard to support the bill. 
A) fulfilled a campaign promise President William H.Taft had made to Theodore Roosevelt. 
B) sharply lowered tariffs. 
C) resulted in President William H.Taft losing favor with progressives. 
D) resulted in a sudden decline in the national economy. 
E) was passed only after Taft pressured the congressional Old Guard to support the bill.

Question 3

As governor of Wisconsin,the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

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A) campaign finance reform. 
B) mandatory health insurance. 
C) a repeal of the income tax. 
D) employee profit sharing in large corporations. 
E) the direct primary,initiative,and referendum. 
A) campaign finance reform. 
B) mandatory health insurance. 
C) a repeal of the income tax. 
D) employee profit sharing in large corporations. 
E) the direct primary,initiative,and referendum.

Question 4

In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Sierra Club was founded by

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A) Gifford Pinchot. 
B) Theodore Roosevelt. 
C) John Muir. 
D) Richard Ballinger. 
E) Louis Glavis. 
A) Gifford Pinchot. 
B) Theodore Roosevelt. 
C) John Muir. 
D) Richard Ballinger. 
E) Louis Glavis.

Question 6

During the progressive era,important vehicles for social reform included

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A) the American Federation of Labor. 
B) New York's Tammany Hall. 
C) the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
D) both New York's Tammany Hall and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) the American Federation of Labor. 
B) New York's Tammany Hall. 
C) the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
D) both New York's Tammany Hall and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

How were the calls for "order" and "reform" the same? How were they different?

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The calls for "order" and "reform" were

Question 8

President Theodore Roosevelt was not opposed to the principle of economic concentration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What social factors motivated progressivism to develop as a reform movement when it did?

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The development of progressivism as a re

Question 10

Regarding his political ideology,Theodore Roosevelt was

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A) a strong isolationist. 
B) in many respects,decidedly conservative. 
C) a champion of government-controlled economy. 
D) an opponent of environmental preservation. 
E) a fervent advocate for the rights of labor. 
A) a strong isolationist. 
B) in many respects,decidedly conservative. 
C) a champion of government-controlled economy. 
D) an opponent of environmental preservation. 
E) a fervent advocate for the rights of labor.

Question 11

The political popularity of the Socialist Party peaked at the end of World War I.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

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A) was secretary of state. 
B) was one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
C) became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet. 
D) was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) was secretary of state. 
B) was one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
C) became the locus of opposition to Wilson in the cabinet. 
D) was both secretary of state and one of Wilson's closest advisors. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 13

During the progressive era,supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters

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A) would end future political scandals. 
B) would ensure fair elections. 
C) deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women. 
D) were unlikely ever to vote for a woman running for national office. 
E) would help to defeat the growing movement for temperance. 
A) would end future political scandals. 
B) would ensure fair elections. 
C) deserved the vote because of their unique traits as women. 
D) were unlikely ever to vote for a woman running for national office. 
E) would help to defeat the growing movement for temperance.

Question 14

Was Theodore Roosevelt more a reformer or a conservative?

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Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President o

Question 15

President Wilson condoned racial segregation in the federal government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Federal Reserve Act

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A) created a new type of paper currency. 
B) helped to reduce loans to private banks. 
C) was designed to push troubled banks out of business. 
D) was regulated by a board whose members were elected by Congress. 
E) created sixteen regional banks. 
A) created a new type of paper currency. 
B) helped to reduce loans to private banks. 
C) was designed to push troubled banks out of business. 
D) was regulated by a board whose members were elected by Congress. 
E) created sixteen regional banks.

Question 17

During Theodore Roosevelt's first three years as president,

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A) he was a champion of labor unions. 
B) he made the breaking up of business combinations his highest priority. 
C) he desired to win for government the power to investigate corporate activities. 
D) his primary accomplishment was to reform the meatpacking industry. 
E) he deeply antagonized the conservative Old Guard wing of his party. 
A) he was a champion of labor unions. 
B) he made the breaking up of business combinations his highest priority. 
C) he desired to win for government the power to investigate corporate activities. 
D) his primary accomplishment was to reform the meatpacking industry. 
E) he deeply antagonized the conservative Old Guard wing of his party.

Question 18

As president,William Howard Taft

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A) angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B) generally pleased progressives. 
C) managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D) angered many conservatives with his activism,but generally pleased progressives. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) angered many conservatives with his activism. 
B) generally pleased progressives. 
C) managed to match Roosevelt's personal dynamism. 
D) angered many conservatives with his activism,but generally pleased progressives. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

During the progressive era,reformers of city government frequently tried to

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A) require city council members to run by district rather than at-large. 
B) hire professionally trained business managers or engineers as city managers. 
C) make all city government positions appointive. 
D) strengthen the power of city councils at the expense of mayors. 
E) move city elections to presidential years in order to increase turnout. 
A) require city council members to run by district rather than at-large. 
B) hire professionally trained business managers or engineers as city managers. 
C) make all city government positions appointive. 
D) strengthen the power of city councils at the expense of mayors. 
E) move city elections to presidential years in order to increase turnout.

Question 20

As president,William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: The Progressives

A major reform of American banking was achieved in 1913 with passage of the

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff of 1909

As governor of Wisconsin,the progressive reformer Robert La Follette helped win approval for

In 1916,President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis,a Jew,to the Supreme Court.

The Sierra Club was founded by

During the progressive era,important vehicles for social reform included

How were the calls for "order" and "reform" the same? How were they different?

President Theodore Roosevelt was not opposed to the principle of economic concentration.

What social factors motivated progressivism to develop as a reform movement when it did?

Regarding his political ideology,Theodore Roosevelt was

The political popularity of the Socialist Party peaked at the end of World War I.

During President Woodrow Wilson's first term,Colonel Edward House

During the progressive era,supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters

Was Theodore Roosevelt more a reformer or a conservative?

President Wilson condoned racial segregation in the federal government.

The Federal Reserve Act

During Theodore Roosevelt's first three years as president,

As president,William Howard Taft

During the progressive era,reformers of city government frequently tried to

As president,William Howard Taft found himself pleasing the progressives and alienating the conservatives within his own party.

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