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Legislation that provided for the direct election of senators
17th Amendment
President responsible for establishing the Federal Trade Commission in 1914
Woodrow Wilson
President who was strongly supported by bankers and industry leaders, and whose assasination allowed a Progressive to assume the office
William McKinley
Corrupt political Machine boss who cheated NYC out of more than 100 million dollars`
William Tweed
legislation that created the Civil Service Commission
Pendleton Act
Muckraker whose novel The Jungle exposed the terrible conditions in Chicago's slaughterhouses
Upton Sinclair
Although Originally backed by Theodore Roosevelt, he lost progressive support, and was viewed by many as blocking conservation efforts
William H. Taft
Legislation that enforced prohibition
18th Amendment
President that used the power and prestige of his office to gain support for conservation and bring striking miners and management to negotiations
Theodore Roosevelt
President whose assassination by a disappointed office seeker helped spark calls for civil service reform
James Garfield
Legislation that gave suffrage in all elections to women.
19th Amendment
Campaign platform that promised an equal opportunity to succeed for farmers, laborers, consumers and business owners
Square Deal
Legislation that empowered the federal government to levy an income tax
16th Amendment
The most significant political reform that the progressives accomplished at the National level
The direct election of senators
Members of the temperance movement wanted to outlaw?
Alchohol
The Anti-Defamation League fought against prejudice of what group of people?
Jewish people
Workers from Japan planning to settle in the US were most affected by what agreement?
The Gentlemen's Agreement
What 2 Acts were early government attempts to regulate business?
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Theodore Roosevelts nickname for reform journalists was...
Muckrakers
MExican Americans formed self help groups known as
Mutualistas
Who is the president that although known as a trustbuster, passed less antitrust legislation that President Taft.
Roosevelt
Who won the election of 1912 because of a split in the republican party
Wilson
Which journalist campaigned against mob violence against African Americans?
Ida. B Wells
The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
Spoils System
Allowed voters to remove an elected official from office
Recall