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Which best defines a graduated income tax?

A
an income tax that replaces an earlier tax, such as a tariff
B
a tax that is scheduled to increase with time
C
an income tax that increases with a person’s level of education
D
a tax in which higher earners pay more than lower earners
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Why did Taft’s opponent in the 1908 presidential race claim that Taft was running two campaigns?

A
Taft encouraged progressive Republicans to join the Democratic Party.
B
Taft campaigned as a Republican in some states and as a Democrat in others.
C
Taft planned to continue Roosevelt’s policies and introduce some of Bryant’s policies as president.
D
Taft campaigned as a progressive Republican in the West and a conservative Republican in the East.
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Which best describes a similarity between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?

A
both supported full racial equality
B
both formed the Niagara Movement
C
both engaged in activism to end racial segregation
D
both believed in the accommodationist approach to racial segregation
4

In which area did Theodore Roosevelt fail to enact reforms?

A
business
B
child labor
C
food and drugs
D
conservation
5

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 reform the government; Steffens worked to help immigrants.
D
Addams worked to help the less fortunate; Steffens worked to preach social justice.
6

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

A
Women served as nurses and ambulance drivers during the war, convincing people to support their right to vote.
B
Women took factory jobs in the US during the war, but their work did not impact the suffragist movement.
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.
7

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

A
to demand a constitutional amendment instead of campaigning for suffrage in individual states
B
to win women’s suffrage in as many states as possible while campaigning Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
C
to amend the US Constitution to grant women suffrage and then establish it in individual states
D
to campaign strongly for women’s suffrage on the state level instead of lobbying Congress to pass a constitutional amendment
8

What was the main reason why the Grange started pressuring state governments about farming issues?

A
Life for farmers was not improving as they continued to go into debt.
B
Farming was becoming less important to the nation’s food supply.
C
The Grange was not allowed to open up cooperative farm businesses.
D
The railroads charged small farms lower rates than large operations.
9

Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?

A
John Bunyan
B
Ida Tarbell
C
President Theodore Roosevelt
D
Upton Sinclair
11

Why were the reforms of the early 1900s, such as the recall, referendum, and initiative provisions, called “progressive”?

A
because the reforms represented the work of a single person
B
because the reforms represented unpopular, unwanted changes
C
because the reforms represented forward thinking about political changes
D
because the reforms represented a return to traditions of the past
12

Which best describes why settlement houses offered to help immigrants learn to cook specific kinds of food?

A
to help them provide for their families
B
to follow the social gospel
C
to encourage them to assimilate into American culture
D
to help them retain their native culture
13

In the decades after the Civil War, a major challenge facing American farmers was the combination of

A
rising costs and rising incomes.
B
shrinking costs and rising incomes.
C
shrinking costs and shrinking incomes.
D
rising costs and shrinking incomes.
14

How did Populists want the government to handle currency in the late 1800s?

A
Populists wanted the government to keep the gold standard.
B
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited paper money.
C
Populists wanted the government to limit the amount of paper money.
D
Populists wanted the government to make unlimited silver coins.
16

Which progressive political reform did Taft support during his presidency?

A
the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment
B
the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
C
the passage of legislation against trust-busting
D
the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
17

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

A
by breaking up a railroad trust
B
by passing the Newlands Reclamation Act
C
by passing the Meat Inspection Act
D
by ending child labor
18

A muckraker was a reporter who wrote

A
editorials supporting industry leaders and big business practices.
B
fictional stories for newspapers and magazines.
C
about the importance of the First Amendment.
D
about corruption and crime in industry and government.
19

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

A
Government control would prompt banks and railroads to rely on gold coins instead of silver.
B
Government control would end the inflation and rising costs caused by a shortage of currency.
C
Government control would prevent those industries from taking advantage of small farmers.
D
Government control would force those industries to offer more jobs to the “common people.”
20

Republican President James Garfield was opposed to

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

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