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What sentence best summarizes the quotation?

A
The “common people” often take advantage of the wealthy class.
B
The wealthy often profit from the hard work of the lower class.
C
The wealthy succeed because they are stronger than the lower class.
D
There are three economic classes: the rich, the poor, and the middle class.
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Similar to the Progressives, Wilson supported

A
limiting workers’ rights in order to protect businesses.
B
establishing a graduated income tax.
C
lowering government restrictions on banks.
D
raising tariffs in order to protect US businesses.
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When he became president, Woodrow Wilson was concerned that banks

A
did not involve themselves enough in the US economy.
B
were suffering from too much competition.
C
had too much influence in US politics.
D
had too much control over the nation’s credit system.
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Which legislation did Theodore Roosevelt sign as president regarding his philosophy of conservation?

A
the creation of new national parks.
B
the regulation of the food industry.
C
the creation of new railroads.
D
the regulation of the drug industry.
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Which best describes William Jennings Bryan’s political experience?

A
Bryan served as vice president.
B
Bryan served as a congressman and as the attorney general.
C
Bryan served as the governor of Nebraska and as secretary of state.
D
Bryan served as secretary of state and a congressman.
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities. "My purpose was...to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government?

A
to arouse public sympathy for government officials
B
to incite Americans into a fiery revolt against their government
C
to highlight corruption in city and state governments
D
to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their government
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Why was the term political machine used to describe corrupt political systems in the late 1800s?

A
Political machines worked like assembly lines.
B
Political machines ran very smoothly, like clocks.
C
Political machines created cycles that turned, like gears.
D
Political machines were led by factory owners.
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Which best describes how President Taft affected conservation efforts?

A
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who continued Roosevelt’s conservation work.
B
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who was neutral on conservation.
C
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who undid some of Roosevelt’s conservation work.
D
Taft appointed a secretary of the interior who believed strongly in conservation.
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Populists believed that bankers, landowners, and political parties

A
had taken over the Knights of Labor along with other labor unions.
B
supported collective action to achieve prosperity for all.
C
were in constant conflict at the expense of important issues.
D
worked together to keep control of the US in the hands of the wealthy.
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Which best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

A
two women who formed the American Abortionist Movement
B
two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
C
the first two American women to vote legally in a national election
D
the first two American women to hold national elected office
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In 1867, one way many American farmers responded to the difficulties they faced was to

A
form regional alliances.
B
pressure state legislators.
C
protest against railroad rates.
D
join the National Grange.
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Which best describes W. E. B. Du Bois's opinion of Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach?

A
It was the cause of violence against African Americans.
B
It reinforced segregation and discrimination.
C
It could work, if paired with more aggressive tactics.
D
It was an important tool in ending segregation.
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To which of these did Theodore Roosevelt compare the role of a president?

A
police commissioner
B
state assemblyman
C
king
D
steward
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities. "My purpose was . . . to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." According to Steffens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?

A
to encourage people to rise up against their government
B
to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption
C
to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers
D
to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves
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In both the sharecropping system and crop-lien system, many farmers in the late 1800s

A
usually broke even.
B
earned high profits.
C
eventually fell into debt.
D
stayed out of debt.
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Which of these was the primary “spoil” in the spoils system?

A
the downfall of political machines
B
contracts for construction work
C
positions in government office
D
money from the federal treasury
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Who would benefit from worker’s compensation, which was one aspect of Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea?

A
workers who needed more money than they were making
B
workers who weren’t qualified for the jobs they held
C
workers who wanted extra work and overtime pay
D
workers who were hurt on the job and couldn’t work

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