Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Gilded AgeTest your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Gilded Age! 1 / 10What U.S. Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” rule? Gitlow v. New York Plessy v. Ferguson Korematsu v. U.S. Dred Scott v. Sanford 2 / 10What was significant about the Interstate Commerce Act? It prohibited competition between private companies It ended “the spoils system” It relied on Article III of the U.S. Constitution to outline commerce It illustrated the government’s clear power to regulate private companies 3 / 10What was William Jennings Bryan’s message in his “Cross of Gold” speech? That the Gilded Age was overrated That those who fought for the Union forces would get to heaven for their sacrifice That the nation should adopt the gold standard That the nation’s currency should be backed by silver and gold 4 / 10ALL of the following were included in the Omaha Platform, EXCEPT: A graduated income tax Secret ballot voting Direct, popular election of U.S. Senators Religious tests for office-holders 5 / 10The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld… pre-war military spending an economic depression forced, racial segregation expanded suffrage for non-landowners 6 / 10The Pendleton Act was passed to reform... campaign finance laws voter fraud judicial appointments “the spoils system” 7 / 10William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech is credited with helping him win… a second term as President of the United States a state senate seat in Iowa an elected position in the Presbyterian Church the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention 8 / 10What factors influenced the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Trade deficits and a need to increase manufacturing Wildfires in California and a tsunami in China Growing regulations and decreased Gold in California An economic depression and resentment of cheap labor 9 / 10What was the primary purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? to control the railroad industry to limit monopolies to restrain labor unions to regulate merchant shipping 10 / 10Which law resulted in the publication of reasonable railroad rates and banned secret pricing practices? Interstate Commerce Act Homestead Act Pendleton Act Sherman Anti-Trust Act Your score is Try another 10!
