Week 4 Test Answers

Read the quotation from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle . "There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumptive germs." Which of the following best describes the American public's reaction to reading The Jungle?

In the Muller v. Oregon case of 1908, the Supreme Court

Which of the following was a reason that Roosevelt sued the Northern Securities Company?

How did the 1840 World’s Anti-Slavery Convention affect the women’s suffrage movement?

The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

Read the quote from Applied Christianity: Moral Aspects of Social Questions by Washington Gladden.“In every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize [efforts] among the [poorest] classes by which many of them could be saved...”Who are the “men of goodwill” that Gladden describes?

Which of the following did the Interstate Commerce Act ban in 1887?

What impact did Sinclair’s book have on the era of Progressive reform?

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, reformers helped immigrants assimilate into American culture by

In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

While the board of commissioners in the commission system have combined legislative and executive powers, the power of the city council in the council-manager system is largely

Recalls, referendums, and initiatives were primarily designed to bring power to

Which reform measure could voters use if they wanted to change a law about taxes?

Which of these women’s rights advocates fought for women’s suffrage, abolishment of slavery, and co-authored the Declaration of Sentiments declaring that women were created equal with men?

Why did the Interstate Commerce Commission have difficulty enforcing reforms?

Who would benefit from worker’s compensation, which was one aspect of Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Idea?

Look at the political cartoon below. According to this political cartoon, “The Open Road,” who is on the road to liberty, equality, and justice?

Which statement best describes the recall, referendum, and initiative provisions?

What was one way Progressives wanted to regulate railroads?

When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?