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

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