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What was the impact of muckraking activities during the early 1900s?

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Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization.

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Which laws addressed concerns raised by the case of Luther Watson?

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workman's compensation act and child labor laws

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In 1913, President Wilson proposed a reduction in tariffs. How did Wilson plan to make up for the loss of these revenues by the federal government?

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introducing a new federal income tax

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Which reformer is correctly paired with her accomplishments? Options: Florence Kelley -> fought for better conditions for workers and helped found the NAACP, Carrie Chapman Catt -> wrote a book criticizing the Standard Oil Company in 1904, which led to its breakup, Ida Tarbell -> organized a march for women's suffrage in 1913 and wrote the Equal Rights Amendment, Alice Paul -> became a close friend of Susan B. Anthony and succeeded her as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

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Florence Kelley -> fought for better conditions for workers and helped found the NAACP

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The information on the left identifies some of the key reforms of the Progressive Era. Which characteristic was shared by all five reforms?

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They gave citizens a greater voice in government.

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What was a DISADVANTAGE of the new form of city government described by SS.912.A.3.12?

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The city manager was not directly responsible to the electorate.

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The newspaper headline above describes a significant event in domestic affairs. Which set of Progressive reforms is illustrated by this article?

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the introduction of measures of direct democracy at the local and state level

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What is the viewpoint of the artist in the cartoon "The Bosses of the Senate," published in 1889?

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Trusts have too much influence over the United States Senate.

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What was the primary goal of the government in the actions during the Progressive Era? Options: to break up all trusts since every trust tries to prevent competition, to break up trusts that adopt unfair or dishonest business practices, to increase the role of government in guaranteeing full employment, to make examples discouraging business owners from establishing new trusts

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to break up trusts that adopt unfair or dishonest business practices

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Which legislation was directed at remedying the evils depicted in the cartoon published in the New York-American Journal in 1902? Options: Prohibition, child labor laws, Meat Inspection Act, workman's compensation laws

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child labor laws