Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle led to passage of the __________
a. Hepburn Act
b. Mann-Elkins Act
c. Meat Inspection Act
d. Elkins Act
e. Clayton Antitrust Act
C
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Jackson vetoed the Maysville Road Bill of 1830 mainly because:
A) he disapproved of any federal funding for internal improvements. B) the nation did not have an urgent need for additional transportation. C) he felt that corrupt government contractors would destroy the project. D) it was sponsored by his rival, Clay.
The inflation of the early 1970s was caused in part by a. President Johnson's decision to wage an expensive war in Vietnam while also increasing spending on GreatSociety programs
b. President Nixon's decision to devalue the dollar by allowing it to "float" in international money markets. c. the large increases in federal spending that President Nixon requested and received at the start of his term. d. the growing concentration of economic power and wealth in a small number of dominant corporations.
Lobengula, the king of Ndebele, compared the British to ____ when negotiating with them during their effort to control his kingdom
a. a chameleon b. giant snakes c. disease carrying flies d. dark spirits e. droughts and plagues
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
A. created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize. B. established a national minimum wage. C. signaled the start of a new round of New Deal legislation. D. sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race, but not on gender. E. did not include a provision regarding working hours.