Question 1

Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?

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A)   Factory inspection laws
B)   Trustbusting laws
C)   The direct primary
D)   The recallE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)   The government must actively promote mergers and trusts in order to ensure economic efficiency.
B)   Business monopolies and concentrations of economic power must be destroyed.
C)   Reduction of taxes and government spending will rejuvenate the economy and lead to economic expansion.
D)   Regulatory commissions should be established to ensure the wise use of economic power by large corporations.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feminists rejected the idea of women uniting as a gender group; members of the woman movement encouraged gender-group unity.
B)   Feminists argued that there were no differences between women and men; members of the woman movement stressed the differences between the sexes.
C)   Feminists spoke of rights and self-development as the path to independence; members of the woman movement spoke of duties and moral purity.
D)   Feminists believed that in many instances women should be treated differently than men; members of the woman movement called for an end to all gender-based distinctions.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)   All government controls of the economy must be removed so that natural economic laws can operate effectively.
B)   Government and business must enter into a cooperative arrangement in order to plan and manage the nation's economic future.
C)   Public works programs should be created to provide jobs and income for the poor in America.
D)   Monopolies must be broken up in order to revive competition and recreate an open marketplace.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Senator Robert La Follette wanted to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nationalize the railroad industry
B)   Return America to its agrarian and rural past
C)   Drive corporations out of politics
D)   Break all large corporations into small, competitive unitsE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following was a problem with reforms such as the initiative, referendum, and recall?

Accepted Answer

A)   They often failed because special-interest groups could use large sums of money to influence the voting.
B)   More often than not, the courts struck them down.
C)   Only the poor and ethnic minorities supported them.
D)   Groups such as the National Civic Federation steadfastly refused to endorse them.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Through such devices as the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, progressive reformers hoped to

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A)   reduce the power of government.
B)   use the common-sense ideas of ordinary working people to solve the problems of urban America.
C)   create a government whose response to the will of the people was completely spontaneous.
D)   replace the favoritism of the boss system with rational, accountable management chosen by responsible voters.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court

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A)   consistently demonstrated its acceptance of the progressive legal concepts advanced by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
B)   increased the regulatory powers of the federal government in cases involving individual rights.
C)   demonstrated its rejection of laissez-faire concepts.
D)   often acted as an impediment to reform.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1895-1920

Which of the following was a problem with reforms such as the initiative, referendum, and recall?

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Senator Robert La Follette wanted to do which of the following?

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Through such devices as the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, progressive reformers hoped to

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism philosophy?

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Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court

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Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom philosophy?

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Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?

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Exam 21: The Progressive Era, 1895-1920

Which of the following was a problem with reforms such as the initiative, referendum, and recall?

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Senator Robert La Follette wanted to do which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with Theodore Roosevelt's New Nationalism philosophy?

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Through its interpretation of the Fourteenth and Tenth Amendments, the Supreme Court

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Women's clubs of the late nineteenth century would most likely support which of the following?

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Which of the following statements is most consistent with Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom philosophy?

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Feminists differed from members of the woman movement in which of the following ways?

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