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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Terms/Ideas
Who were progressives?
$100 Answer from Terms/Ideas
People who want to bring about change in society
$200 Question from Terms/Ideas
What is a muckraker?
$200 Answer from Terms/Ideas
Writers who expose corruption in order to promote change
$300 Question from Terms/Ideas
How did the Pendleton Act help minimize political corruption?
$300 Answer from Terms/Ideas
It established the civil service commission so politicians could no longer give out federal jobs
$400 Question from Terms/Ideas
What is a political machine?
$400 Answer from Terms/Ideas
A nickname given to an organization that is linked to a political party
$500 Question from Terms/Ideas
What is a conservationist?
$500 Answer from Terms/Ideas
Someone who wants to protect the environment and our natural resources
$100 Question from People
What sort of people made up progressives?
$100 Answer from People
WritersPoliticiansConservationistSocial workers
$200 Question from People
Who was the conservationist who befriended Teddy Roosevelt?
$200 Answer from People
John Muir
$300 Question from People
What is socialism?
$300 Answer from People
Economic belief where everything is controlled by the government and than shared equally with all people
$400 Question from People
Who started Hull House in order to help immigrants transition into America?
$400 Answer from People
Jane Addams
$500 Question from People
Which problems did progressive face at the start of the 20th century.
$500 Answer from People
• Political corruption
• Alcohol abuse
• Gender discrimination
• Environmental problems
• Discrimination toward immigrants
$100 Question from Presidents
What was Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” for America?
$100 Answer from Presidents
He wanted to ensure that people had an equal opportunity for success
$200 Question from Presidents
Which Republican was handpicked by Roosevelt to run for President in 1908?
$200 Answer from Presidents
Taft was picked by T.R.to be the republican presidential candidate in the 1908 election
$300 Question from Presidents
What was the biggest weakness of all three progressive presidents?
$300 Answer from Presidents
They did nothing to help African Americans gain civil rights.
$400 Question from Presidents
What did Teddy Roosevelt do after reading The Jungle?
$400 Answer from Presidents
He helped pass laws to protectconsumers, such as the Meat Inspection Act & the Pure food and Drug Act
$500 Question from Presidents
What political party was Teddy Roosevelt a member of when he ran for president in 1912?
$500 Answer from Presidents
The Progressive orBull Moose Party
$100 Question from Amendments/Acts
What was the first federal law used to Control trusts & monopolies?
$100 Answer from Amendments/Acts
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
$200 Question from Amendments/Acts
What did suffragists fight for?
$200 Answer from Amendments
The right to vote for women
$300 Question from Amendments
What was the purpose of the 16th amendment,which created personal income tax?
$300 Answer from Amendments/Acts
So there would be money to run our government & social service programs
$400 Question from Amendments/Acts
What did the Federal Reserve Act do?
$400 Answer from Amendments/Acts
Created a stronger banking systemUnified under the Federal Reserve Bank
$500 Question from Amendments/Acts
What changes did the 17th Amendment make?
$500 Answer from Amendments/Acts
It stated that senators wouldbe directly elected by the people
$100 Question from Odds & Ends
What were some reasons why people wanted to push for the 18th Amendment,Which prohibited the sale, manufacturing,And consumption of alcohol?
$100 Answer from Odds & Ends
• Decrease domestic violence• Decrease poverty• Decrease work related accidents• Decrease driving accidents
$200 Question from Odds & Ends
What is political patronage/spoils system?
$200 Answer from Odds & Ends
The exchange of jobs for money or favors toward politicians
$300 Question from Odds & Ends
What was put in place to get rid of election corruption? It created the:•Initiative•Referendum•Recall
$300 Answer from Odds & Ends
The Oregon System
$400 Question from Odds & Ends
What is a direct primary?
$400 Answer from Odds & Ends
People directly elect candidates for the general election, not politicians
$500 Question from Odds & Ends
Which president was known as a trustbuster?
$500 Answer from Odds & Ends
Teddy Roosevelt
Final Jeopardy
What was put in place to get rid of election corruption? It created the: Initiative
ReferendumRecall
Final Jeopardy Answer
The Oregon System