Reforming Business and Government

Question 1

What did reformers claim?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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The government should regulate businesses.; Regulation helps consumers.; Monopolies succeed because they have an unfair advantage.

Question 2

What did supporters of laissez-faire claim?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Regulation hurts consumers.; The government should not interfere with business practices.; Regulations increase costs.

Question 3

Question 3

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the power of monopolies and trusts.: limit; lead to many successful government prosecutions.: did not; the act.: weakened; effective.: more

Question 4

Read this quotation by G. W. Plunkitt, a Tammany Hall boss and New York senator.What does Plunkitt describe as honest graft?

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Using inside knowledge to profit from city construction projects

Question 5

Which reform(s) did you include in your answer? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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It created a civil service.; Civil service employees had to be chosen based on merit.; Civil service employees had to pass competitive exams to qualify for their jobs.; Civil service employees could no longer be fired for political reasons.; Civil service employees could not be required to grant political favors.

Question 6

What problems was the Seventeenth Amendment intended to solve? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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State legislatures often failing to elect a senator in a timely fashion; Senators being chosen by political machines rather than by the people

Question 7

For each of these questions, select the word that best completes each sentence.The legislature wants to amend your state constitution. You might vote against this law in a(n) initiativeX recall✔ referendum

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✔ referendum

Question 8

Some citizens oppose the budget cuts made by the new mayor. They could gather signatures to hold a(n) X initiative✔ recallreferendum and remove the mayor from office.

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✔ recall

Question 9

A group of citizens want to create a new state law. They may decide to collect signatures supporting their ✔ initiativerecallreferendum.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ initiative

Reforming Business and Government Answers

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