What Was One Action That Progressives Took To Help The Working Poor?

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What Was One Action That Progressives Took To Help The Working Poor?

m 815458 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What was one action that Progressives took to help poor people? Choice Feedback A. Pushed for limits on immigration *B. Worked for a national income tax Correct! C. Joined groups such as the Sierra Club D. Joined labor unions Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Worked for a national income tax. Question 1b of 10 ( 3 National Social Reform 815459 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What was one action that Progressives took to help the working poor? Choice Feedback A. Promoted jobs for children *B. Promoted laws against child labor Correct! C. Promoted taxes on consumption, not income D. Promoted limits on immigration Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Promoted laws against child labor. Question 1c of 10 ( 3 National Social Reform 815460 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What was one action that Progressives took to help the working poor? Choice Feedback *A. Supported limits on working hours Correct! B. Supported child labor C. Supported immigration D. Supported groups such as the Sierra Club Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Supported limits on working hours. Question 2a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815543 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: John Muir fought for: Choice Feedback A. The regulation of the food industry. *B. Environmental protection. Correct! C. Labor unions. D. A five-day workweek. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Environmental protection. Question 2b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815457 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What did John Muir fight for? Choice Feedback A. Women's suffrage *B. Environmental protection Correct! C. Workers' rights D. Population control Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Environmental protection. Question 2c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815544 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: John Muir was a writer who inspired Americans to: Choice Feedback A. Demand reform in the food industry. B. Join labor unions. C. Fight against child labor. *D. Appreciate the American wilderness. Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Appreciate the American wilderness. Question 3a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815548 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: After a long struggle, Progressives passed the Nineteenth Amendment, which: Choice Feedback A. Set a national income tax. B. Ended child labor. *C. Gave women the right to vote. Correct! D. Created direct elections for senators. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Gave women the right to vote. Question 3b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815549 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Who was the first woman to serve in Congress? Choice Feedback *A. Jeannette Rankin Correct! B. Ida B. Wells C. Elizabeth Cady Stanton D. Ida Tarbell Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Jeannette Rankin. Question 3c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815550 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: The first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress was: Choice Feedback A. Susan B. Anthony. B. Ida Tarbell. *C. Jeannette Rankin. Correct! D. Ida B. Wells. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Jeannette Rankin. Question 4a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815545 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Why did many Progressive women argue for the right to vote? Choice Feedback A. They wanted to fight against reform. *B. They argued that the vote for women would improve society. Correct! C. They wanted to stay out of national politics. D. They thought women would not impact national elections. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: They argued that the vote for women would improve society. Question 4b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815546 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: How did women fight for the right to vote? Choice Feedback A. They marched. B. They went on hunger strikes. C. They staged protests. *D. All of the above Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above. Question 4c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815547 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Before 1920, women in America could not: Choice Feedback A. Serve in Congress. B. Vote in any states. *C. Vote for the president. Correct! D. All of the above Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Vote for the president. Question 5a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815551 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: The temperance movement achieved its goals with the passage of: Choice Feedback A. The Sixteenth Amendment. B. The Seventeenth Amendment. *C. The Eighteenth Amendment. Correct! D. The Nineteenth Amendment. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The Eighteenth Amendment. Question 5b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815552 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What did the Eighteenth Amendment make into law? Choice Feedback A. The direct election of senators *B. The prohibition of alcohol Correct! C. Women's suffrage D. An income tax Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The prohibition of alcohol. Question 5c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815553 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which amendment was later repealed? Choice Feedback A. Fifteenth Amendment B. Sixteenth Amendment C. Seventeenth Amendment *D. Eighteenth Amendment Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Eighteenth Amendment. Question 6a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815643 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which book described an ideal Socialist future in the United States? Choice Feedback A. The History of Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair C. The Octopus by Frank Norris *D. Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy. Question 6b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815644 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which book revealed shocking secrets about the meatpacking industry? Choice Feedback A. The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell *B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Correct! C. The Octopus by Frank Norris D. Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Question 6c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815645 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which book dramatized conflicts over land between railroad companies and farmers in the West? Choice Feedback A. The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida Tarbell B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair *C. The Octopus by Frank Norris Correct! D. Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The Octopus by Frank Norris. Question 7a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815646 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Who is often called the "father of our national park system"? Choice Feedback *A. John Muir Correct! B. Teddy Roosevelt C. Edward Bellamy D. Upton Sinclair Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: John Muir. Question 7b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815647 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Progressives knew that the best way to guarantee nationwide change was to: Choice Feedback A. Break up trusts and regulate businesses. B. Gain voting rights for all citizens of the United States. C. Support national strikes and boycotts. *D. Amend the Constitution. Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Aamend the Constitution. Question 7c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815648 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: By 1920, constitutional amendments had been created to: Choice Feedback A. Allow women to vote. B. Allow the direct election of senators. C. Create a graduated national income tax. *D. All of the above Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above. Question 8a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815649 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which Progressive reform was designed to provide funds for schools and federal programs? Choice Feedback A. Voting rights for women B. Direct election of senators C. Prohibition of alcohol *D. Graduated income tax Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Graduated income tax. Question 8b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815650 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: The Women's Christian Temperance Union argued that laws concerning alcohol were necessary to: Choice Feedback A. Ensure full employment. B. Protect the rights of workers. C. Expand democracy. *D. Decrease social problems. Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Decrease social problems. Question 8c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815651 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: Which of the amendments passed for Progressive reform was later repealed? Choice Feedback *A. Prohibition of alcohol Correct! B. Direct election of senators C. Voting rights for women D. Federal income tax Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Prohibition of alcohol. Question 9a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815652 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: How did women suffragists work to achieve voting rights? Choice Feedback A. Picket lines B. Marches C. Hunger strikes *D. All of the above Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above. Question 9b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815653 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: John Muir convinced Teddy Roosevelt that the best way to protect Yosemite Valley was through: Choice Feedback A. Granting land to farmers. B. Closing off land to visitors. *C. Federal control and management. Correct! D. All of the above Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Federal control and management. Question 9c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815654 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: An argument made by some women suffragists was that women cared more than men about: Choice Feedback A. Ending political corruption. *B. Helping poor women and children. Correct! C. Advancing American foreign policy goals. D. Defending American values. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: Helping poor women and children. Question 10a of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815655 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: What was the Supreme Court decision in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust? Choice Feedback A. The federal income tax was to be paid on a voluntary basis. B. All taxpayers must pay a flat income tax rate. C. The federal income tax applied only to bank shareholders. *D. The federal income tax was unconstitutional. Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: The federal income tax was unconstitutional. Question 10b of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815656 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: After the Supreme Court decision in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust, Progressives sought to create a federal income tax by: Choice Feedback *A. A constitutional amendment. Correct! B. A national referendum. C. A recall vote against the president. D. The direct election of Supreme Court justices. Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: A constitutional amendment. Question 10c of 10 ( 1 National Groups 815657 ) Maximum Attempts: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice Maximum Score: 2 Question: The Supreme Court case Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust began when: Choice Feedback A. A citizen questioned the fairness of the wealthy paying more taxes. B. The president requested that the national income tax fund social programs. C. Congress challenged the power of the Federal Reserve. *D. A citizen challenged his responsibility to pay the federal income tax. Correct! Global Incorrect Feedback The correct answer is: A citizen challenged his responsibility to pay the federal income tax.
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