1. What belief united the Progressive movement?
A) that society's problems could be solved
B) that education needed reform
C) that there should be a federal income tax
D) that political bosses should not hold office
2. What was the main reason for the creation of the civil service system in the late 1800s?
A) Government jobs should not be filled by employees who are in them for life.
B) Government jobs should be awarded to people who support the person in power.
C) Government jobs should be filled by people who take a test and are found to be qualified for the job.
D) Government jobs should be filled by people who can only do manual labor.
3. What was an unintended consequence of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle?
A) adoption of public education reform
B) passage of immigration reform
C) adoption of the Interstate Commerce Commission
D) passage of legislation requiring meat inspection
4. What do the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act have in common?
A) They reduce imports from foreign countries.
B) They eliminate unfair business practices.
C) They increase the power of local government.
D) They reduce the power of the president.
My answers:
A
C
D
B
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