Progressivism Jeopardy Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Terms/Ideas Who were progressives?
$100 Answer from Terms/Ideas People who want to bring about change in society
$200 Question from Terms/Ideas What is a muckraker?
$200 Answer from Terms/Ideas Writers who expose corruption in order to promote change
$300 Question from Terms/Ideas How did the Pendleton Act help minimize political corruption?
$300 Answer from Terms/Ideas It established the civil service commission so politicians could no longer give out federal jobs
$400 Question from Terms/Ideas What is a political machine?
$400 Answer from Terms/Ideas A nickname given to an organization that is linked to a political party
$500 Question from Terms/Ideas What is a conservationist?
$500 Answer from Terms/Ideas Someone who wants to protect the environment and our natural resources
$100 Question from People What sort of people made up progressives?
$100 Answer from People Writers Politicians Conservationist Social workers
$200 Question from People Who was the conservationist who befriended Teddy Roosevelt?
$200 Answer from People John Muir
$300 Question from People What is socialism?
$300 Answer from People Economic belief where everything is controlled by the government and than shared equally with all people
$400 Question from People Who started Hull House in order to help immigrants transition into America?
$400 Answer from People Jane Addams
$500 Question from People Which problems did progressive face at the start of the 20 th century.
$500 Answer from People Political corruption Alcohol abuse Gender discrimination Environmental problems Discrimination toward immigrants
$100 Question from Presidents What was Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” for America?
$100 Answer from Presidents He wanted to ensure that people had an equal opportunity for success
$200 Question from Presidents Which Republican was handpicked by Roosevelt to run for President in 1908?
$200 Answer from Presidents Taft was picked by T.R. to be the republican presidential candidate in the 1908 election
$300 Question from Presidents What was the biggest weakness of all three progressive presidents?
$300 Answer from Presidents They did nothing to help African Americans gain civil rights.
$400 Question from Presidents What did Teddy Roosevelt do after reading The Jungle?
$400 Answer from Presidents He helped pass laws to protect consumers, such as the Meat Inspection Act & the Pure food and Drug Act
$500 Question from Presidents What political party was Teddy Roosevelt a member of when he ran for president in 1912?
$500 Answer from Presidents The Progressive or Bull Moose Party
$100 Question from Amendments/Acts What was the first federal law used to Control trusts & monopolies?
$100 Answer from Amendments/Acts Sherman Anti-Trust Act
$200 Question from Amendments/Acts What did suffragists fight for?
$200 Answer from Amendments The right to vote for women
$300 Question from Amendments What was the purpose of the 16 th amendment, which created personal income tax?
$300 Answer from Amendments/Acts So there would be money to run our government & social service programs
$400 Question from Amendments/Acts What did the Federal Reserve Act do?
$400 Answer from Amendments/Acts Created a stronger banking system Unified under the Federal Reserve Bank
$500 Question from Amendments/Acts What changes did the 17 th Amendment make?
$500 Answer from Amendments/Acts It stated that senators would be directly elected by the people
$100 Question from Odds & Ends What were some reasons why people wanted to push for the 18 th Amendment, Which prohibited the sale, manufacturing, And consumption of alcohol?
$100 Answer from Odds & Ends Decrease domestic violence Decrease poverty Decrease work related accidents Decrease driving accidents
$200 Question from Odds & Ends What is political patronage/spoils system?
$200 Answer from Odds & Ends The exchange of jobs for money or favors toward politicians
$300 Question from Odds & Ends What was put in place to get rid of election corruption? It created the: Initiative Referendum Recall
$300 Answer from Odds & Ends The Oregon System
$400 Question from Odds & Ends What is a direct primary?
$400 Answer from Odds & Ends People directly elect candidates for the general election, not politicians
$500 Question from Odds & Ends Which president was known as a trustbuster?
$500 Answer from Odds & Ends Teddy Roosevelt
Final Jeopardy What was put in place to get rid of election corruption? It created the: Initiative Referendum Recall
Final Jeopardy Answer The Oregon System