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Chapter 20: Whose Government? Politics, Populists, and Progressives 1880–1917. i>Clicker Questions. 1. Why did some Americans refer to the late nineteenth century as the Gilded Age? a. The United States continued to follow the gold standard despite calls to abandon it.
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Chapter 20:Whose Government? Politics, Populists, and Progressives 1880–1917 i>Clicker Questions
1. Why did some Americans refer to the late nineteenth century as the Gilded Age? a. The United States continued to follow the gold standard despite calls to abandon it. b. The period's prosperous appearance rested upon widespread moral decay and poverty. c. American politicians were blind to the problems caused by industrialization. d. Wealthy Americans in this period made their fortunes at the expense of the government.
2. Which statement delineates the critical difference between the Populists of the 1890s on the one hand and the established Democratic and Republican parties on the other? a. Populists allowed women to participate in politics. b. Populists captured the vote of immigrants in cities. c. Populists recognized the conflict between capital and labor. d. Populists had the support of urban business owners.
3. Why did competitive politics in the South shift to the Democratic primaries after the introduction of poll taxes and literacy tests? a. Only Democratic Party members were prosperous and literate enough to vote. b. Disenfranchisement of blacks and many poor white voters eliminated the Democrats' opposition. c. The Republican Party decided to boycott elections in the South. d. In the wake of these electoral reforms, the Republican and Populist parties abolished their primaries.
4. Which discriminatory policy was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the late 1890s? a. Grandfather clauses b. Poll tax c. Lynching d. Literacy tests
5. What did Theodore Roosevelt achieve when he persuaded the U.S. Congress to pass the Hepburn Act in 1906? a. Federal oversight of the meatpacking industry b. The dissolution of the Northern Securities Company c. Federal authority to dissolve bad trusts d. New powers for the Interstate Commerce Commission
6. How did the National Child Labor Committee bring national attention to child welfare issues during the first decade of the twentieth century? a. By hiring a photographer to document children's brutal working conditions b. By recruiting working children to testify in congressional hearings c. By organizing a national conference devoted to the issue d. By sponsoring protests outside of establishments that employed children
7. What was the significance of the "Brandeis brief" that Louis Brandeis submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court to support his work on the Muller v. Oregon case in 1908? a. It was the first legal brief by a Jewish American to be considered by the Supreme Court. b. It was the first brief submitted to the court that regarded women as a distinct social group. c. The brief established the legal basis for the federal government to assist mothers. d. The brief cleared the way for the use of social science research in court decisions.
8. How did Woodrow Wilson address the instability of the banking system in the United States during his first term in office? a. He reconstituted the Bank of the United States. b. He dissolved the Knickerbocker Trust Company. c. He indicted J. P. Morgan for bank fraud, setting an example. d. He created the Federal Reserve system.
9. The Woodrow Wilson administration secured passage of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 to achieve what goal? a. Eliminate trusts b. Prevent trusts from curbing competition c. Define precisely what corporate practices were illegal d. Use monopolies to promote greater economic efficiency
10. Why did the United States lag behind Europe in implementing key social welfare programs during the first three decades of the twentieth century? a. Business interests in the United States were exceptionally powerful. b. American labor unions were more cautious and less militant than Europe ones. c. American workers did not believe that government should act to protect public welfare. d. The United States was less able to afford social welfare programs than European nations.
Answer Key 1. The answer is b. 2. The answer is c. 3. The answer is b. 4. The answer is a. 5. The answer is d. 6. The answer is a. 7. The answer is d. 8. The answer is d. 9. The answer is b. 10. The answer is a.
