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Question #1
Which of the following was not among the demands of the People’s Party platform?
A.   Graduated income tax
B.   Unlimited coinage of silver
C.   Strong labor unions
D.   Government ownership of railroads
E.   Restrictions on alien land ownership
Question #2
Which of the following characteristics did the Populists and Progressives share?
A.   They exemplify the success of third parties in presidential politics.
B.   They consisted of disgruntled Americans with a radical agenda.
C.   Their main support came from the growing middle class.
D.   They grew out of dissatisfaction with the inability of government to effectively deal with changing conditions in the nation
E.   They successfully addressed the growing diversity of America.
Question #3
The Gilded Age earned its name from
A.   Use of gold to back America’s money supply.
B.   Popularity of art with gilded frames
C.   Corruption, greed and the surface appearance of wealth.
D.   Improvements in the average American’s standard of living.
E.   Gold discoveries in California and Nevada.
Question #4
After the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act, civil service jobs are based on
A.   The merits of the applicant
B.   The lottery system
C.   Political connections
D.   Age and gender qualifications
E.   Educational achievements
Question #5
The Granger movement tried to improve conditions for farmers by
A.   strengthening the gold standard
B.   demanding that railroads lower their rates
C.   making labor unions stronger
D.   lowering the rate of inflation
E.   all of these
Question #6
As President, Theodore Roosevelt
A.   Enhanced the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission
B.   Accomplished all of these
C.   Promoted conservation of natural resources
D.   Sought to balance competing interests to provide everyone a “square deal”
E.   Enforced federal powers to regulate big business
Question #7
Which belief MOST accurately represents Progressives ideas about business?
A.   The government should intervene and eliminate unfair business practices.
B.   All agriculture should be monitored and protected by the government.
C.   The government should own and run all businesses that operate within the 50 states.
D.   Labor unions should have government support.
E.   Businesses need to be allowed to operate in response to consumer demands.
Question #8
Which of the following Presidents did not serve during the Gilded Age?
A.   William McKinley
B.   William Howard Taft
C.   Grover Cleveland
D.   Benjamin Harrison
E.   James Garfield
Question #9
The so-called Wisconsin idea refers to
A.   The state’s role in woman suffrage
B.   Reliance on expert knowledge as an element of good governance
C.   The city-manager style of local government
D.   Robert LaFollette’s successful reforms as governor of Wisconsin
E.   The state set as a center of progressive reform
Question #10
The most challenging issue for American farmers in the late nineteenth century was
A.   Weather conditions
B.   Overproduction
C.   Mechanization
D.   Lack of availability of land for farming
E.   Distance from markets
Question #11
Which of the following pairings is not correct?
A.   Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party
B.   Francis Willard and woman suffrage
C.   Jane Addams and the settlement house movement
D.   Mary Elizabeth Lease and Populism
E.   Ida Tarbell and muckraking journalism
Question #12
The purpose of the Interstate the Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman Antitrust Act, and the Clayton Antitrust Act was to
A.   reduce the power of the unions
B.   eliminate unfair business practices
C.   increase the power of local governments
D.   give federal government control of corporations
E.   reduce imports from foreign nations
Question #13
Gilded Age politics is best defined by
A.   High voter turnouts
B.   Political graft
C.   Republican domination of the US Senate
D.   All of these
E.   Weak presidential power
Question #14
The history of the Populist and Progressive movements illustrates the
A.   Ultimate powerlessness of the average citizen
B.   Ability of organized citizen groups to influence policy and government
C.   Strong influence of agriculture in the American economy
D.   Importance of centralized leadership in challenging the political status quo
E.   Success of third parties in electing presidents
Question #15
William Howard Taft continued Roosevelt’s progressive program by
A.   Selling millions of acres of public lands
B.   Abolishing Jim Crow practices in federal offices
C.   Pursuing antitrust cases
D.   Providing significant support to labor in their disputes with big business
E.   Accomplishing all of the above

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