Unit 2 Corrections

In 1894, during the Progressive Era, Congress enacted a tax that less than 1 percent of U.S. households had to pay.  This cartoon was published in 1895 in reaction to the new tax. 

 

The people in line in this cartoon represent which group in U.S. society? 

• Wealthy business owners in the upper class of society

• Poor immigrant workers in the lower class of society

• Elected government officials representing all classes of society

What was the immediate response to the practices mentioned in this excerpt?

• Meat packers developed refrigerated railroad cars to ship meat nationwide.

• Congress passed legislation to protect consumer health and safety.

• Farmers demanded government regulation of livestock sales and distribution.

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

• Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

• More women have been elected to Congress.

• Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

These demands most reflected the concerns of —

 

• small farmers in need of affordable credit

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply

• robber barons pursuing higher profits

Which of the following was implemented in 1913 to solve these problems?

• Each state held party conventions in order to select senators.

• A constitutional amendment was ratified that required senators to be elected directly by popular vote.

• Open primaries were used to limit the choices of senators who could be confirmed by state legislatures.

What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?

• Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.

• Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.

• Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.

Complete the sentences by selecting the correct answer.

The concept of a "national park" is an American innovation that, in part, grew out of the ​ ​ (a)   movement that began in the nineteenth century. When Yellowstone was designated a national park in 1872, it became the first such park in the world. In 1916, the ​ (b)   officially established the National Park Service, a federal bureau responsible for protecting national parks and monuments.

• conservationism
• nativism
• Organic Act
• Dawes Act

Choose the correct answer for each row.

Determine which description corresponds to the correct Progressive State Reform.
Select the correct answer in each row.

Groups:

(a) Initiative

,

(b) Referendum

,

(c) Recall

• People propose new laws and vote on whether those laws should take effect

• Voters approve, change, or repeal laws passed by state legislatures

• Politicians can be removed from office if citizens do not feel they are upholding the duties of

Drag and drop the correct answer choice to each answer blank.

Determine which part of President Wilson’s legislation is being described.

​ (a)   Created to investigate business practices, assure fair trade, and address workers issues in factories

​ (b)   Placed restrictions and regulations on the work of minors
​ (c)   Gave reserve banks the ability to print money to ensure economic stability

​ (d)   Applied a higher tax rate to higher levels of income

• Department of Labor
• Child Labor Act
• Federal Reserve Act
• Graduated Income Tax

This legislation affected how federal employees were hired. The law now required government jobs to be —

• determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations

• set aside for business executives of large corporations

• based on the political party affiliation of the applicant