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He was the Republican president who followed Teddy Roosevelt.
Who is William Taft?
This amendment to the Constitution established the legality of the federal income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
This 1906 law halted the sale of harmful products and enacted "truth in labeling" measures to help consumers.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
She was the journalist who gained notoriety for writing articles that were critical of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments related to the future of this popular video-sharing app.
What is TikTok?
He was the naturalist whose wilderness preservation efforts led to the creation of Yosemite National Park.
Who is John Muir?
This was the term Teddy Roosevelt used to describe the unique power the president has to influence issues and shape legislation.
What is the bully pulpit?
This term refers to the political process by which citizens vote directly on legislation that resulted from an initiative, which is a bill proposed by the people, and not lawmakers.
What is a referendum?
She was the hatchet-wielding anti-alcohol activist known for her aggressive methods.
Who is Carrie Nation?
Justin Trudeau, the long-time prime minister of this nation, was forced to resign last week.
What is Canada?
He was the head of the U.S. Forest Service who promoted a balanced management of the nation's wilderness areas.
Who is Gifford Pinchot?
This was the term used by Roosevelt to describe the legislative reform-minded agenda supported by his administration.
What is the Square Deal?
This 1906 law established cleanliness standards for butchering and packing facilities.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
She was the social reformer whose efforts led to groundbreaking child labor laws.
Who is Florence Kelly?
President-elect Trump recently made statements regarding his interest in seeing the U.S. acquire this large Danish-controlled island in the North Atlantic.
What is Greenland?
He was the Wisconsin politician known for aggressively pursuing reform in the railroad industry.
Who is Robert La Follette?
This government agency was created in 1914 to monitor and investigate violations of antitrust laws.
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
This was the 1914 law that strengthened the government's ability to keep companies from becoming monopolies.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
He was the social researcher whose study of scientific management principles led to more efficiency in manufacturing processes.
Who is Frederick Winslow Taylor?
This private space exploration company owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos planned to launch a large payload-carrying rocket early this morning.
What is Blue Origin?