Present this examination to Professor Kerr in room 173 Dulles Hall between 9 and 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 1997. Remember that the last Web Assignment is also due, and will be assessed in the morning of December 12.

Part I 15 points Write an essay on this subject; do not exceed four double-spaced pages for Part I: One theme of the emergence of modern America was the concern Americans expressed over the contrast between "progress and poverty," over the inequalities in the distribution of wealth and income that seemed to appear so dramatically with the advance of the industrial revolution. Explain the similarities and differences among the approaches to this question shown in the social gospel movement, the social settlement movement, the prohibition movement, and women's political culture. Was there a common basis in the social gospel view, prohibition, the social settlement activities, and the activities of women working outside the arena of partisan politics?

Part II 5 points for each essay Write two essays for this part of the examination. Do not exceed more than three double spaced pages for each essay (no more than 6 double spaced pages, total, for Part II) The Progressive era saw the growth of regulatory policies toward business at the national level. Explain how this "politics of regulation" emerged, and what it accomplished in federal policy. Use carefully chosen examples. (You may want to think about railroad regulation, banking reforms, and anti-trust efforts.) During the Gilded Age and the Progressive era, immigrants to the United States encountered "nativism." What were the main sources of "nativism" and how was "nativism" expressed in public policy? Be sure to draw on The Huddled Masses for information and examples.

Rules, rules, always rules!

Make certain that you print your paper with a dark ribbon or a fresh ink jet. (Use your good sense to understand that the reader is likely to have a more favorable impression of a paper neatly presented.) Double-space everything. Use at least a 10-point font. This is a 10-point font. This 11-point font is preferred. Have a margin of at least one-inch on all sides of your paper. Put your name on the paper. Fasten all pages securely together. Please, do not use a folder or other binder for your paper. Keep a back-up copy of your paper until such time as you receive your course grade. If you wish to have your course grade mailed to you directly, provide the appropriate means. If you wish to have your paper returned to you, provide an 8x11 envelope with appropriate postage. (Only papers with such envelopes will have written comments from me.) Good English usage is important in this project, as it is in everything educated women and men do. Recall the admonitions in "paper dos and don'ts" provided on the web pages.