Unit 3 Test 13-24

Which of the following is a definition of the gold standard?

currency based on the price of gold

Which agency monitors political campaign donations?

Federal Election Commission

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

Union Pacific Railroad

What party did the Grange evolve into?

Greenback Party

What is an example of "trust-busting" that Theodore Roosevelt enforced?

He broke up the Northern Securities Company.

Under which president were the 16th and 17th amendments passed?

William Taft

Why is the 17th Amendment significant?

It requires the direct election of US senators by voters.

Which of the following describes an initiative?

the ability of citizens to bring a bill before lawmakers

Why were tenements constructed as tall, narrow buildings?

to make them less expensive to build

What were labor unions trying to achieve throughout the Industrial Revolution?

higher wages

Without George Westinghouse's invention, what aspect of life most likely would be impacted?

delivery of electricity

Your friend describes how the founder of a famous clothing store first traveled to the United States in 1981 from Korea and worked three jobs to support his family. What historical figure best matches this story?

Andrew Carnegie