Restrictions
A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
Literacy Test
law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers
Chinese Exclusion Act
Direct election of senators
17th Amendment
procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
Recall
A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote
Poll tax
1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration
Gentlemen's Agreement
Gave women the right to vote (suffrage)
19th Amendment
focused his efforts on trust busting, environment conservation, and strong foreign policy.
Laws designed to enforce segregation
Jim Crow Laws
hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Laid down binding rules for sanitary meat packing and government inspection of meat products crossing state lines.
Meat Inspection Act
angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term.
William Howard Taft
exempted white people from the strict voting requirements used to keep African Americans from the polls
Grandfather Clause
law that weakened monopolies and upheld the rights of unions and farm organizations
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling
Pure Food and Drug Act
Called for attacks on high finance, trusts, and tariffs, attacking large concentrations of power to give freedom to average citizens
Woodrow Wilson