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Gilded Age & Progressive Era: Roosevelt's Reforms

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What was the main purpose of the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution?

To reduce tariffs on imports

To allow for the direct election of senators

To give the government the power to tax income (correct)

To protect conservation lands

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the election of 1912?

The Democratic party won the presidency

The Republican party split between Taft and Roosevelt

The Progressive party won the presidency (correct)

The Federal Reserve System was created

What was the main reason behind Roosevelt's creation of the Bull Moose Party?

He wanted to protect conservation lands

He wanted to reduce tariffs on imports

He was not nominated for the Republican party (correct)

He was dissatisfied with the Progressive movement

What was the main consequence of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?

Tariffs on imports were increased Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?

To give the government control over monetary and banking systems Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?

To protect people from the negative effects of large corporations Signup and view all the answers

What did the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 do?

Gave the federal government the power to break up monopolies Signup and view all the answers

Who was a journalist who exposed the harsh living conditions of immigrants?

Lincoln Steffens Signup and view all the answers

What was the main effect of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act?

They protected consumers from harmful food and drugs Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Progressive Era Amendments (16, 17, 18, 19)?

To reform the government and society Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Recall, a political reform of the Progressive Era?

To hold elected officials accountable and remove them from office Signup and view all the answers