Question

directions: modified true/false in the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (t) or false (f). if false, edit the statement to make it a true statement.

1. by the end of the progressive era, americans expected the government, particularly the federal government, to play a more active role in regulating the economy and solving social problems.
2. woodrow wilson entered politics as a firm conservative.
3. the most conspicuous limit to progressivism came in its failure to address economic reform issues.
4. woodrow wilson wanted the federal trade commission to break up big business.
5. in the election of 1912, woodrow wilson called his program the new freedom.

directions: multiple choice indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. to restore public confidence in the banking system, wilson supported the establishment of a

a. federal reserve system.
b. federal trade commission.
c. gold - based currency system.
d. loan system.

1. the keating - owen act was passed in order to regulate

a. child labor
c. price discrimination.
b. farm loans.
d. railroad workdays.

1. what law reduced the average tariff on imported goods to about 30 percent of the value of the goods?

a. payne - aldrich tariff
c. keating - owen act
b. clayton antitrust act
d. underwood tariff

1. one provision of the clayton antitrust act banned

a. child labor.
c. price discrimination
b. income tax.
d. racial discrimination

Explanation:

1. The Progressive Era expanded federal government's regulatory and social role, so the statement is true.
2. Woodrow Wilson entered politics as a progressive, not a conservative.
3. Progressivism's major limit was failing to address racial injustice, not economic reform.
4. Wilson designed the FTC to regulate, not break up, big business.
5. Wilson's 1912 campaign platform was explicitly called the New Freedom.
6. The Federal Reserve System was created under Wilson to stabilize banking.
7. The Keating-Owen Act targeted child labor practices.
8. The Underwood Tariff reduced average import tariffs to ~30%.
9. The Clayton Antitrust Act included a ban on price discrimination.

Answer:

1. T
2. F; Woodrow Wilson entered politics as a firm progressive.
3. F; The most conspicuous limit to progressivism came in its failure to address racial injustice.
4. F; Woodrow Wilson wanted the Federal Trade Commission to regulate big business.
5. T
6. A. federal reserve system.
7. A. child labor.
8. D. Underwood Tariff
9. C. price discrimination.