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

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