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

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