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2 The Progressive Movement

3 What type of reforms were the 17 th Amendment and anti-trust laws?What type of reforms were the 17 th Amendment and anti-trust laws? Progressive reforms on the national level.Progressive reforms on the national level.

4 What was the 17 th Amendment?What was the 17 th Amendment? Direct election of United States senatorsDirect election of United States senators

5 What was the major weakness in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?What was the major weakness in the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? The wording was too vague.The wording was too vague.

6 What was the name of the early twentieth century social and political reform movement, which occurred on every level of government in the United States?What was the name of the early twentieth century social and political reform movement, which occurred on every level of government in the United States? The Progressive MovementThe Progressive Movement

7 Name a leader of the Women’s Suffrage Movement.Name a leader of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony

8 At what level of government were child labor laws an example of a Progressive reform?At what level of government were child labor laws an example of a Progressive reform? State governmentState government

9 Which Progressive president was known for offering the American people a “Square Deal”?Which Progressive president was known for offering the American people a “Square Deal”? Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

10 What does anti-trust mean?What does anti-trust mean? Anti-monopolyAnti-monopoly

11 What Progressive president was known for the New Freedom?What Progressive president was known for the New Freedom? Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson

12 WhichWhich constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote? 19th19th Amendment

13 What did the term “trust” mean during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?What did the term “trust” mean during the late 19th and early 20th centuries? A business monopolyA business monopoly

14 What is another word for the right to vote?What is another word for the right to vote? SuffrageSuffrage

15 What does the term monopoly mean?What does the term monopoly mean? Absence of CompetitionAbsence of Competition

16 Who were the Muckrakers?Who were the Muckrakers? Progressive writers who wrote about social and political evils in late 19th and early 20th century America.Progressive writers who wrote about social and political evils in late 19th and early 20th century America.

17 What did the Clayton Anti- Trust Act do?What did the Clayton Anti- Trust Act do? 1) Outlawed price fixing;1) Outlawed price fixing; 2) Exempted unions from the Sherman Anti-Trust Act2) Exempted unions from the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

18 Name 5 ways the Progressives tried to make government more democratic at the state level? Name 5 ways the Progressives tried to make government more democratic at the state level?

19 ReferendumReferendum InitiativeInitiative RecallRecall Secret BallotSecret Ballot Primary ElectionsPrimary Elections

20 By what process may citizens vote on laws passed by a legislative body? ReferendumReferendum

21 What process permits citizens to propose laws to their state or local governments? InitiativeInitiative

22 By what process may citizens vote to remove government officials from office before they have finished their terms? Recall electionRecall election

23 What does one call an election in which voters nominate a political party’s candidates for office? Primary electionPrimary election

24 In what two ways did Progressives try to make local governments less corrupt, more efficient, and more responsive to the people?

25 Commission form of city gov’t.Commission form of city gov’t. Council/manager form of city gov’t.Council/manager form of city gov’t.

26 How does the council/manager form of city gov’t. work? Voters elect a city councilVoters elect a city council City council hires a preofessional manager to serve as the city’s administratorCity council hires a preofessional manager to serve as the city’s administrator


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