Which legislation was passed in 1890 to promote fair competition and prevent monopolistic practices in the United States?
A) Sherman Antitrust Act
B) Clayton Antitrust Act
C) Federal Trade Commission Act
D) Interstate Commerce Act
Answer: A) Sherman Antitrust Act
Which federal agency was established in 1914 to enforce antitrust laws and prevent unfair business practices?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission
B) Federal Reserve System
C) Federal Trade Commission
D) Environmental Protection Agency
Answer: C) Federal Trade Commission
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 addressed issues related to:
A) Labor unions and strikes
B) Consumer protection and product safety
C) Monopolistic practices and antitrust laws
D) Environmental conservation
Answer: C) Monopolistic practices and antitrust laws
Which Progressive Era president is known for his trust-busting efforts to break up monopolies and promote fair competition?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) William Howard Taft
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt
The Sherman Antitrust Act made it illegal to:
A) Create monopolies or trusts that restrained trade
B) Use child labor in factories
C) Discriminate against employees based on race or gender
D) Pollute natural resources
Answer: A) Create monopolies or trusts that restrained trade
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 established the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Enforce antitrust laws and prevent unfair business practices
C) Manage national parks and wildlife reserves
D) Oversee the banking system
Answer: B) Enforce antitrust laws and prevent unfair business practices
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act do to labor unions?
A) It legalized all labor strikes, regardless of their purpose
B) It exempted labor unions from antitrust laws
C) It banned all labor strikes to maintain industrial peace
D) It required labor unions to pay heavy taxes
Answer: B) It exempted labor unions from antitrust laws
The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Prevent price discrimination and promote fair competition
C) Establish workplace safety standards
D) Prohibit child labor in factories
Answer: B) Prevent price discrimination and promote fair competition
Which agency was created in 1914 to oversee and regulate interstate railroads and prevent unfair pricing practices?
A) Federal Trade Commission
B) Interstate Commerce Commission
C) Securities and Exchange Commission
D) Environmental Protection Agency
Answer: B) Interstate Commerce Commission
The purpose of antitrust laws during the Progressive Era was to:
A) Encourage monopolies for economic stability
B) Prevent unfair business practices and promote competition
C) Support child labor in factories for economic growth
D) Discourage worker strikes and labor unions
Answer: B) Prevent unfair business practices and promote competition
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1919, prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?
A) 16th Amendment
B) 17th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
Answer: C) 18th Amendment
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Ensure the safety and quality of food and drugs
C) Establish workplace safety standards
D) Encourage child labor for economic growth
Answer: B) Ensure the safety and quality of food and drugs
Which Progressive Era president advocated for consumer protection and signed the Pure Food and Drug Act into law?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) William Howard Taft
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established:
A) The first national parks in the United States
B) The Federal Reserve System to regulate the country’s banking and monetary system
C) The Department of Labor to oversee workplace conditions
D) The Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock market
Answer: B) The Federal Reserve System to regulate the country’s banking and monetary system
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted the right to vote to:
A) African Americans
B) Women
C) Native Americans
D) Citizens aged 18 and older
Answer: B) Women
The Keating-Owen Act of 1916 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Establish workplace safety standards
C) Regulate child labor and prohibit the sale of goods produced by child labor
D) Promote conservation of natural resources
Answer: C) Regulate child labor and prohibit the sale of goods produced by child labor
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her advocacy of women’s suffrage and was a leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Jane Addams
D) Margaret Sanger
Answer: A) Susan B. Anthony
The National Park Service, established in 1916, was created to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Manage and preserve national parks and monuments
C) Enforce antitrust laws
D) Oversee labor unions and strikes
Answer: B) Manage and preserve national parks and monuments
Which Progressive Era reformer is known for her work in improving public education and child labor laws?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Jane Addams
C) Florence Kelley
D) Margaret Sanger
Answer: C) Florence Kelley
The Hepburn Act of 1906 empowered which federal agency to set maximum railroad rates and regulate interstate transportation?
A) Federal Trade Commission
B) Interstate Commerce Commission
C) Securities and Exchange Commission
D) Environmental Protection Agency
Answer: B) Interstate Commerce Commission
The Elkins Act of 1903 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Prohibit rebates and prevent unfair pricing practices by railroads
C) Regulate child labor in factories
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: B) Prohibit rebates and prevent unfair pricing practices by railroads
Which Progressive Era president signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, creating the Federal Reserve System?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) William Howard Taft
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: B) Woodrow Wilson
The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 extended the regulatory powers of the federal government to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Regulate telecommunications and telephone companies
C) Manage national parks and wildlife reserves
D) Oversee labor unions and strikes
Answer: B) Regulate telecommunications and telephone companies
The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Provide low-interest loans to farmers and promote agricultural cooperatives
C) Regulate child labor in factories
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: B) Provide low-interest loans to farmers and promote agricultural cooperatives
The Underwood Tariff Act of 1913:
A) Raised tariffs on imported goods
B) Lowered tariffs on imported goods and introduced the first federal income tax
C) Abolished tariffs on all goods
D) Regulated child labor in factories
Answer: B) Lowered tariffs on imported goods and introduced the first federal income tax
The Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 aimed to:
A) Regulate the stock market
B) Regulate child labor in factories
C) Promote conservation and develop water resources in the western states
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: C) Promote conservation and develop water resources in the western states
Which organization, founded by Jane Addams in 1889, provided social services and advocated for social reforms during the Progressive Era?
A) Hull House
B) National Woman’s Party
C) American Civil Liberties Union
D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Answer: A) Hull House
The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, allowed for:
A) Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
B) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
C) Women’s suffrage
D) Abolition of slavery
Answer: B) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
The Social Security Act of 1935 established:
A) The first national parks in the United States
B) The Social Security Administration to provide financial assistance to the elderly and disabled
C) The Federal Reserve System to regulate the country’s banking and monetary system
D) The Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate the stock market
Answer: B) The Social Security Administration to provide financial assistance to the elderly and disabled
The National Reclamation Act of 1902, also known as the Newlands Act, focused on:
A) Regulating child labor in factories
B) Promoting conservation and developing water resources in the western states
C) Regulating the stock market
D) Establishing workplace safety standards
Answer: B) Promoting conservation and developing water resources in the western states
The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, established:
A) Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
B) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
C) Women’s suffrage
D) The federal income tax
Answer: D) The federal income tax
The Mann Act of 1910, also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act, aimed to:
A) Regulate child labor in factories
B) Prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages
C) Regulate interstate commerce and criminalize the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: C) Regulate interstate commerce and criminalize the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes
The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, repealed:
A) Prohibition of alcoholic beverages (18th Amendment)
B) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people (17th Amendment)
C) Women’s suffrage (19th Amendment)
D) The federal income tax (16th Amendment)
Answer: A) Prohibition of alcoholic beverages (18th Amendment)
The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act of 1916 provided:
A) Financial assistance to farmers
B) Workplace safety standards for federal employees
C) Financial compensation and medical benefits to federal employees injured on the job
D) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
Answer: C) Financial compensation and medical benefits to federal employees injured on the job
The Adamson Act of 1916 established:
A) Workplace safety standards for railroad employees
B) Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
C) Direct election of U.S. Senators by the people
D) Financial compensation and medical benefits for injured federal employees
Answer: A) Workplace safety standards for railroad employees
The Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933:
A) Established workplace safety standards for federal employees
B) Provided financial assistance to farmers
C) Created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs for unemployed young men
D) Established the Social Security Administration
Answer: C) Created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs for unemployed young men
The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 aimed to:
A) Regulate child labor in factories
B) Provide financial assistance to farmers
C) Promote industrial recovery and improve labor conditions through collective bargaining
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: C) Promote industrial recovery and improve labor conditions through collective bargaining
The Wagner Act of 1935, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, was designed to:
A) Regulate child labor in factories
B) Promote fair labor practices and protect the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively
C) Provide financial assistance to farmers
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: B) Promote fair labor practices and protect the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively
The Public Works Administration (PWA), established in 1933, aimed to:
A) Regulate child labor in factories
B) Provide financial assistance to farmers
C) Create jobs by constructing public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and schools
D) Establish workplace safety standards
Answer: C) Create jobs by constructing public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and schools
The Emergency Banking Act of 1933:
A) Regulated child labor in factories
B) Provided financial assistance to farmers
C) Closed banks temporarily to stabilize the banking system and restore public confidence in banks
D) Established workplace safety standards
Answer: C) Closed banks temporarily to stabilize the banking system and restore public confidence in banks
