APUSH Multiple-Choice: Progressivism

Which action best demonstrates Theodore Roosevelt’s belief that the federal government should actively regulate business in the public interest?

Northern Securities showed TR’s willingness to break up monopolies.

William Howard Taft’s presidency differed most from Theodore Roosevelt’s in that Taft

Taft angered progressives with tariffs and the Ballinger-Pinchot Affair.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was designed primarily to

Federal Reserve regulates banking and money supply.

Which piece of legislation most clearly strengthened labor unions by limiting the use of antitrust laws against them?

Clayton Act protected labor unions from antitrust prosecution.

The Ballinger–Pinchot Affair is best understood as evidence tha

Taft sided with business over conservationists.

Which of the following best explains why Woodrow Wilson initially opposed some progressive reforms before 1912?

Wilson believed competition, not heavy intervention, was the solution.

Which Progressive Era reform had the greatest long-term impact on the role of the federal government in the economy?

The Federal Reserve permanently expanded federal economic power.

The Payne-Aldrich Tariff caused political damage to Taft because it

The tariff raised rates and broke Taft’s reform promises