test 5

Question 1

who were the progressives

Answer 1

the middle class, including professionals such as lawyers and doctors as well as the lower middle class technicians and clerical workers. they were active in cities and behaved similar to progressives by expanding the platform of greater democracy

Question 2

what were progressive goals

Answer 2

reform in all areas, solving problems through government action

Question 3

referendum, initiative, recall

Answer 3

changes made to increase voter participation. referendum- people decide issues on ballot by popular vote (forcing a recently passed law to be on ballot), initiative- allows people to propose legislature through petition, recall- public officials can be removed from office

Question 4

how did the progressives decrease democracy

Answer 4

taking power from elected officials and putting it in the hands of professionals, centralized decision making and reducing government power made it more distant

Question 5

what was the 18th amendment

Answer 5

prohibition.

Question 6

what was the 16th amendment

Answer 6

authorized congress to levy income tax

Question 7

reforms in roosevelt’s presidency

Answer 7

he was a trust buster- differentiated between the good and bad ones
conservationist
square deal- protect consumer health, prevent false advertising which limited laissez-faire economy
used the sherman anti trust act to break up the railroad monopoly
the pure food and drug act, meat inspection act, and many conservation acts

Question 8

wilson

Answer 8

new freedom campaign- encouraged business competition by eliminating trust and special privileges, focused on reducing tariffs/reconstructing the banking system.
also wanted to limit the government. created federal reserve, underwood act, federal trade commission, limited child labor

Question 9

what was the 17th amendment

Answer 9

direct election of senators

Question 10

what were muckrakers

Answer 10

journalists who exposed the underside of american life. investigative journalists

Question 11

upton sinclair

Answer 11

published the jungle with intents to make the public concerned about worker treatment. instead inspired the pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act

Question 12

jacob riis

Answer 12

published how the other side lives to expose lives in tenement houses

Question 13

ida tarbell

Answer 13

targeted standard oil’s monopolistic practices and caused the trust to be ordered to break up