Define: Muckrakers:
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Term coined by Teddy Roosevelt to describe the sensationalist exposes of high-level corruption
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Which of the following characteristics of a group norm is accurate?
A) They develop only through formal processes. B) They are determined by the group leader. C) Adhering to them is healthy for a group. D) They impede group progress.
During the 1950s, unionized blue-collar workers
a. found that their wages did not keep pace with inflation. b. frequently discovered that they could not afford to retire. c. were able to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle. d. increased tremendously in numbers and influence.
Which of the following "traumas" occurred in 1968?
A. the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King B. confrontation in the streets during the Republican convention C. the first big urban race riot in Watts D. Operation Rolling Thunder
The Panic of 1893 __________
a. was caused by the economic changes of the period b. was confined to a small group of investors c. had little effect on the national government d. brought quick, decisive action by the government e. caused banks to increase their number of loans