Quiz Me! - Documents/Cases: Gilded AgeTest your knowledge about documents and Supreme Court cases in the Gilded Age! 1 / 10What was significant about the Interstate Commerce Act? It relied on Article III of the U.S. Constitution to outline commerce It ended “the spoils system” It illustrated the government’s clear power to regulate private companies It prohibited competition between private companies 2 / 10Which law resulted in the publication of reasonable railroad rates and banned secret pricing practices? Pendleton Act Sherman Anti-Trust Act Interstate Commerce Act Homestead Act 3 / 10What U.S. Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” rule? Plessy v. Ferguson Korematsu v. U.S. Gitlow v. New York Dred Scott v. Sanford 4 / 10What was the primary purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? to regulate merchant shipping to limit monopolies to restrain labor unions to control the railroad industry 5 / 10ALL of the following were included in the Omaha Platform, EXCEPT: Secret ballot voting Religious tests for office-holders Direct, popular election of U.S. Senators A graduated income tax 6 / 10The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld… expanded suffrage for non-landowners an economic depression pre-war military spending forced, racial segregation 7 / 10What was William Jennings Bryan’s message in his “Cross of Gold” speech? That the nation’s currency should be backed by silver and gold That the Gilded Age was overrated That the nation should adopt the gold standard That those who fought for the Union forces would get to heaven for their sacrifice 8 / 10How did the Chinese Exclusion Act affect U.S. immigration policy? It increased American manufacturing It decreased exclusionary immigration policies It marked the end of free immigration It caused American resentment of Chinese immigrants 9 / 10What factors influenced the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act? An economic depression and resentment of cheap labor Trade deficits and a need to increase manufacturing Growing regulations and decreased Gold in California Wildfires in California and a tsunami in China 10 / 10Which of the following powers, outlined in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, allowed Congress to enact laws such as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? “to lay and collect taxes” “to borrow money” “to regulate commerce” “to coin money, regulate the value thereof” Your score is Try another 10!
