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Which word best fits in the center area?

A
Activism
B
Integration
C
Accommodation
D
Equality
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In which area did Theodore Roosevelt fail to enact reforms?

A
conservation
B
child labor
C
business
D
food and drugs
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Which progressive political reform did Taft support during his presidency?

A
the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
B
the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
C
the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
D
the passage of legislation against trust-busting
4

Which best defines a graduated income tax?

A
an income tax that replaces an earlier tax, such as a tariff
B
an income tax that increases with a person’s level of education
C
a tax in which higher earners pay more than lower earners
D
a tax that is scheduled to increase with time
5

Which best describes Carrie Chapman Catt’s “Winning Plan” to achieve national women's suffrage?

A
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
B
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
C
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
D
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
6

What did the People’s Party believe would result from the government taking control of America’s railroads and banks?

A
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
B
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
C
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
D
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
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Which statement best describes Carnegie’s ideas about the wealthy class?

A
The wealthy can do whatever they like with their money because they are the ones who earned it.
B
The wealthy know best how to govern and should offer their services to the government.
C
The wealthy are better fit to help the less fortunate because they have the wisdom and the resources.
D
The wealthy came into their fortunes as a result of luck, and they are no fitter than the less fortunate.
8

In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states.
B
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
segregation did not constitute discrimination.
D
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
9

Republican President James Garfield was opposed to

A
company contracts.
B
reform movements.
C
the civil service.
D
the spoils system.
10

Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to

A
voters.
B
monopolies.
C
political machines.
D
trusts.
12

Why did Taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that Taft was running two campaigns?

A
Taft planned to continue Roosevelt’s policies and introduce some of Bryant’s policies as president.
B
Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.
C
Taft encouraged progressive Republicans to join the Democratic Party.
D
Taft campaigned as a Republican in some states and as a Democrat in others.
13

In what way did Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth” challenge social Darwinism?

A
Carnegie declared that the rich obtained their wealth from circumstance, not because they were fitter than the less fortunate.
B
Carnegie promoted the idea that the rich are entitled to their wealth because they are smarter and more resourceful.
C
Carnegie wrote that wealthy industrialists should give handouts directly to less fortunate people.
D
Carnegie stated that the wealthy are the fittest and therefore have an obligation to the less fortunate.
14

How did the efforts of Jane Addams differ from the efforts of Lincoln Steffens?

A
Addams worked to preach social justice; Steffens worked to help the less fortunate.
B
Addams worked to help immigrants; Steffens worked to reform the government.
C
Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice.
D
Addams worked to reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants.
15

During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, how did the US government protect businesses?

A
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
B
by breaking up a railroad trust
C
by ending child labor
D
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
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What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South’s Jim Crow laws?

A
The case invalidated the laws.
B
The case had no effect on the laws.
C
The case strengthened the laws.
D
The case weakened the laws.
17

Women’s suffrage in Arizona was granted by which reform measure?

A
a recall
B
a direct primary
C
a referendum
D
an initiative
18

How did the role of women during World War I affect the suffragist movement?

A
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
B
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
C
Women did not fight in the war, which turned the public against the suffragist movement.
D
Many women refused to contribute to the war effort unless they were given the right to vote.
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How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s?

A
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.
B
Populists wanted the government to keep the gold standard.
C
Populists wanted the government to limit the amount of paper money.
D
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited paper money.
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On which point would Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agree?

A
Slavery has lasting and extensive effects on every aspect of American society.
B
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that achieving equality for all will take patience.
C
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that the only way to achieve equality is through activism.
D
American society is able to easily overcome the negative effects of slavery.
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Which phrase best fits in the blank box?

A
supported government investigations
B
wasted government money
C
provided citizens with government money
D
encouraged people to vote

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