American History Chapter 11 Quiz

________ was a muckraker who criticized Standard Oil's methods of eliminating competition in "History of the Standard Oil Company"

Which of the following progressive amendments allowed Congress to tax people's incomes?

The ________ made it illegal for railroad officials and shippers to either give or receive rebates privately; companies now had to notify the public if they changed rates.

The _________ stated that labor unions and farm organizations were not subject to antitrust laws. Also, it declared strikes, boycotts, and peaceful picketing legal activities.

________ served as the Secretary of the Interior under President Taft, and alienated many Americans with his selling of public lands set aside for conservation purposes.

__________ were journalists of the early 1900s who reported on social injustices.

_________ is an agreement in under which operators of a company refuse to hire any worker who does not belong to the company's union.

The term "Grand Old Party" is associated with which political party?

______ was the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the presidency of William H. Taft, and Taft's support of him partially led to the reemergence of Theodore Roosevelt as a presidential candidate in 1912.

_______ had previously served as the governor of New Jersey and president of Princeton University prior to his election as president in 1912

The "Bull Moose" party was also referred to as the ______ party.

With the passage of the ___________, tariff rates in the United States were lowered from an average 41% to 29%.

Under the Federal Reserve System, how many different banking districts were created within the United States?

_______ was the successor to Theodore Roosevelt as president of the United States, and also eventually served as a justice on the United States Supreme Court.

Credit for passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act belonged mostly to ________, who was chief chemist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

_________ was a progressive reform governor from the State of Wisconsin.

A _______ is a procedure whereby voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms are completed.

The ______ was passed by the U.S. Congress partially in response to the reaction Americans had to what they read in "The Jungle"

The ______ changed the way in which U.S. Senators were elected.

One of the best examples of reform city mayors was ______ of Detroit.

What were the three main sources of the Progressive movement?

List four reforms that were advocated by the Bull Moose party on their platform during the 1912 presidential election.

What three areas did President Wilson attempt to reform while president?

What were three powers granted to the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914?

What were two new forms of government introduced during the Progressive Era?