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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Which situation contributed to the initial passage of the legislation quoted below?

An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 1. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or other-wise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal.

Source: Sherman Anti-Trust Act, July 2, 1890

A. The Standard Oil Company developed trusts that allowed the company to strengthen its monopoly.
B. The Southern Pacific Railroad split into several smaller companies in order to avoid government trust regulations.

C. Elected officials were tempted to protect large corporations because many of them offered campaign contributions.
D. The government did not want to get involved in business, so companies developed their own rules to maintain ethical practices.

Answer 3

C

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

Which title BEST completes the diagram?




A. Effects of Open Door Trade
B. Goals of the Sherman Antitrust Act
C. Policies of the Interstate Commerce Act
D. Problems Addressed by the Square Deal

Answer 7

the diagram says eliminate monopolies restore competition between busnisies and prevent control of prices and supply by one company

Answer 8

B

Answer 9

In 1920, suffrage was extended to women by the ratification of the


A. Sixteenth Amendment.
B. Nineteenth Amendment.
C. Twenty-first Amendment.
D. Twenty-second Amendment.

Answer 10

B

Answer 11

ixteenth Amendment

"The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."

The Sixteenth Amendment was ratified in 1913. One concern that led Congress to ratify this amendment was


A. the lack of restrictions on corporate profits.
B. the financial stability of the federal government.
C. the inability of the federal government to levy taxes.
D. the decrease in corporate profits due to a weak tax system.

Answer 12

A

Answer 13

The Hepburn Act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set railroad rates and view the financial records of all railroad companies. This was one of President Theodore Roosevelt's attempts to


A. end corruption among big businesses.
B. stimulate a weakening U.S. economy.
C. decrease the power of the federal government.
D. help the ICC learn the concepts of big business.

Answer 14

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Answer 15

B

Answer 16

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Answer 17

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Answer 18

Which president became known as a “trust-buster” because of his successful challenges to monopolies under the Sherman Antitrust Act?

A. William Taft
B. William McKinley
C. Grover Cleveland
D. Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 19

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Answer 20

D

Answer 21

Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal was an important concept in Progressive politics because it


A. promoted fairness between businesses, workers, and consumers.
B. created a balanced federal tax system for citizens and immigrants.
C. encouraged the growth of big businesses to raise economic standards.
D. forced labor unions to disband due to federal regulations limiting their power.

Answer 22

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