APUSH Chapter 29 Review

A) value of the programs on which the money will be spent B) amount of revenue generated by the tax C) costs of administering the tax collection procedures D) ability of people to pay the tax 1. A basic feature of a progressive tax is that it takes into account the A) Fifteenth Amendment B) Sixteenth Amendment C) Seventeenth Amendment D) Eighteenth Amendment 2. Which amendment permitted the creation of an income tax? A) Enactment of a high tariff B) Adoption of a property tax C) Establishment of a flat tax D) Implementation of a progressive tax 3. How did Congress attempt to deal with the issue of taxing citizens fairly during the Progressive Era? A) The federal government declared that it would need an additional source of revenue to institute the reforms desired by the Progressives. B) Many felt it was necessary for the government to have funds that could be used in case of national emergencies. C) They believed it was necessary to limit the wealth of the industrialists. D) It would provide a means of increasing the power of the central government, something the Progressives strongly wanted. 4. Why did Progressives feel the need for the implementation of an income tax? A) value of the programs on which the money will be spent B) amount of revenue generated by the tax C) ability of people to pay the tax D) the possibility of a balanced budget 5. A basic feature of a progressive tax is that it takes into account the

Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the picture below and your knowledge of social studies. A) make a case against male suffrage B) advocate a militaristic foreign policy C) show that suffragettes intend to infringe on the political rights of males D) point out the absurdity of arguments against female suffrage 6. The purpose of this picture is to A) democratic rhetoric B) patriotic rhetoric C) satire D) facts and data 7. This picture makes an argument for women's suffrage using A) Presidents would often be graded by their choices of cabinet members. B) The size of the federal government greatly increased. C) Government debt increased to huge levels unseen during peacetime. D) Congress reasserted itself and often overruled the executive. E) The State Department became more important than the Defense Department. 8. What was one result of the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson? A) Bryan won the election. B) Farmers and labor continued an alliance which would last until Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office. C) Organized labor would be associated with the Democratic Party throughout most of the 20 th century. D) The American Federation of Labor lost the power it had gained after Bryan lost the election. E) Organized labor would come to be a major force in politics during the 1920s. 9. What was one legacy of the American Federation of Labor's endorsement of William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 election? A) it was the beginning of a second period of Republican dominance of politics B) it was the first model of modern campaigning using money and media C) it marked the adoption of a U.S. policy of active imperialism D) it reaffirmed the strength of the rural and populist vote E) it set a precedent of the American president as a world leader 10. The election of William McKinley as president was a turning point in American history for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) Switch to the secret, or "Australian", ballot for voting B) Public ownership of utilities, such as water and electric systems C) Social welfare, including broadened individual protections D) Banning of alcohol in line with the prohibition movement E) Implementation of direct primaries 11. Which of the following is an important Progressive municipal-level reform, first championed by Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson? A) Progressives lobbying for greater transparency B) Incompetence of party-appointed officials in his administration C) Scandals involving Cabinet members taking kickbacks D) Pork barrel bills frequently passed by Congress E) Assassination of James Garfield by a disgruntled office seeking supporter 12. What was Chester Arthur's immediate motivation for implementing governmental reform and reducing the use of the spoils system? A) Bryan won the election. B) Farmers and labor continued an alliance which would last under Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office. C) Organized labor would be associated with the Democratic Party throughout most of the 20 th century. D) The American Federation of Labor lost the power it had gained after Bryan lost the election. E) Organized labor would come to be a major force in politics during the 1920s. 13. What was one legacy of the American Federation of Labor's endorsement of William Jennings Bryan in the 1908 election?

A) Presidents would often be graded by their choices of cabinet members. B) The size of the federal government greatly increased. C) Government debt increased to huge levels unseen during peacetime. D) Congress reasserted itself and often overruled the executive. E) The State Department became more important than the Defense Department. 14. What was one result of the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson? A) the decentralization of the federal government B) the increase in taxation C) the formation of labor unions D) the decline of immigration E) industrialization and the growth of cities 15. In the United States, many of the reform movements of the early 1900s were primarily the result of A) it would bring equality to the political system B) certain social reforms would no longer be overlooked with a dramatic increase in women's votes C) women's suffrage would rid the United States of many societal ills D) the political landscape of the United States needed a dramatic overhaul E) women voters would align more with the Democratic party 16. Under the leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt, the National American Woman Suffrage Association argued for women's suffrage because they believed A) bring an end to the corrupt spoils system by implementing civil service examinations B) become more democratic by adopting the initiative, recall, and referendum C) create an expert board of directors which would supervise the actions of the government D) adopt a graduated income tax, thereby limiting the wealth of affluent industrialists E) investigate the practices of public utilities and insurance companies 17. The "Wisconsin Idea" pioneered by Robert La Follette enabled the government to A) I only B) II and III only C) I and II only D) I and III only E) I, II, and III 18. Which of the following presidents incorporated progressive philosophy into his respective administration? I. William McKinley II. Theodore Roosevelt III. William Howard Taft A) Maine B) Wisconsin C) Michigan D) Massachusetts E) Wyoming 19. Which state became the first to grant women voting rights? A) further enhance the checks and balances system of the three branches of government B) give political parties more control of the electoral process C) grant more political authority to the citizens D) eliminate the corrupt boss system practiced in many American cities E) increase government regulation of industry 20. The initiative, referendum, recall, and direct primary were all intended to A) Give more people the opportunity to attain employment in the government B) Demonstrate how governments did not practice discrimination C) Eliminate the patronage and corruption in government hiring D) Support the development of public employee labor unions E) Ensure that people in government jobs had adequate skill 21. Laws that required individuals to pass civil service examinations in order to obtain government jobs were instituted at the end of the nineteenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) restricted the president's control over the military B) gave 18-year-old citizens the right to vote C) eliminated the poll tax D) provided for direct election of United States Senators E) limited the term of office of the President of the United States 22. As a result of Progressive Era politics, the United States became more democratic with the adoption of a constitutional amendment that