Question

1. which of the following reforms did the progressive party platform support? a initiative and referendum c income tax b womens suffrage d all of the above 2. theodore roosevelts ag (attorney general) went against the northern securities company and the supreme court declared it to be in violation of the a. interstate commerce act. c federal reserve act. b. sherman anti - trust act. d. forest reserve act. 3. which of the following people was considered a radical womens suffrage advocate who picketed the white house? a. ida tarbell c. upton sinclair b. alice paul d. jacob riis 4. the independent political party that eugene v. debs organized was the a. bull moose party. b. progressive party. c. american socialist party. d. american communist party. 5. theodore roosevelts belief that the office of u.s. president should be used to influence all of the federal government was known as his a. square deal. c. new freedom. b. new deal. d. bully pulpit. 6. the years of the progressive era were from a. 1820 - 1840. c. 1860 - 1880. b. 1840 - 1860. d. 1900 - 1920. 7. the muckrakers were people who a. wrote about corruption in business and government. b. practiced unsanitary preparations in the food industry. c. supported womens suffrage by any means. d. were socialists and anarchists. 8. the election reform that lets voters create their own legislation by direct election is called a. an initiative. c. a referendum. b. a recall. d. a direct election. the womens christian temperance union (wctu) was organized in the late 1800s by women concerned about the negative impact of alcohol on family and society. the women met in churches and then marched to saloons to ask owners to close their businesses. they would often kneel in prayer in the saloons or outside on the sidewalks. the wctu gained support for the 18th amendment prohibiting the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the united states. 9. the womens christian temperance union is summarized above. which evaluation of the wctu listed below can be drawn from the summary? a. women considered temperance as important as suffrage. b. social organizations preserved traditions of elite society. c. religion has played a major role in promoting social reform. d. womens reform organizations had concerns about business practices. 10. the president under whose administration a federal income tax became permanent was a. woodrow wilson. b. william taft. c. theodore roosevelt. d. william jennings bryan.

Explanation:

1. The Progressive Party platform supported initiative and referendum, women's suffrage, and income - tax.
2. Theodore Roosevelt's AG went against the Northern Securities Company and the Supreme Court declared it in violation of the Sherman Anti - Trust Act.
3. Alice Paul was a radical women's suffrage advocate who picketed the White House.
4. Eugene V. Debs organized the American Socialist Party.
5. Theodore Roosevelt's belief that the office of U.S. President should be used to influence all of the federal government was known as the Bully Pulpit.
6. The Progressive Era was from 1900 - 1920.
7. Muckrakers wrote about corruption in business and government.
8. The election reform that lets voters create their own legislation by direct election is called an initiative.
9. From the summary of the WCTU, we can see that religion has played a major role in promoting social reform.
10. Under Woodrow Wilson's administration, a federal income tax became permanent.

Answer:

1. D. all of the above
2. B. Sherman Anti - Trust Act
3. B. Alice Paul
4. C. American Socialist Party
5. D. Bully Pulpit
6. D. 1900 - 1920
7. A. wrote about corruption in business and government
8. A. an initiative
9. C. Religion has played a major role in promoting social reform.
10. A. Woodrow Wilson