Constitutional Amendments
This Amendment made it illegal to deny women the right to vote
19th Amendment
A bill or law that the general population can vote on
Referendum
He wrote a book about the meat packing plants in Chicago
Upton Sinclair
The movement to create voting rights for women was called "women's __________"
Suffrage
This act gave Congress the authority to legislate trade between states--largely created to regulate railroads
The ICC Interstate Commerce Commission
This amendment made the consumption, sale, and manufacture of alcohol illegal
18th Amendment
When an elected official is either not doing their job, or is corrupt, they can be removed by this
Recall
Jacob Riis took photographs of the living conditions of urban immigrants in a book called
How the Other Half Lives
In response to the sickening conditions of Chicago meatpacking plants, Roosevelt created this act
Pure food and Drug Act or Meat Inspection Act
This Act gave Congress the authority to investigate and undo trusts in restraint of trade
Sherman Antitrust Act
This amendment gave Congress the right to collect an income tax.
16th Amendment
Before this act, political candidates were nominated by their political parties
Direct Primary Act
She wrote a series of articles exposing the ruthless tactics of the Standard Oil Company
Ida Tarbell
The modern day Cabinet department that regulates food and drug production in the USA
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Companies that formed trusts designed to kill competition and dominate industry were called this
Monopoly
The 17th Amendment gave voters the right to elect ______________ through a direct vote
Senators
The political action known as "Initiative" allows voters to
Propose laws to State Legislatures that must be voted on.
He wrote a series of articles about political corruption and political machines in the cities called The Shame of the Cities
Lincoln Steffens
The Women's Christian Temperance Union was concerned with this substance
Alcohol
The first major trust busted by T. Roosevelt involved JP Morgan and his railroad interest called
Northern Securities Trust
The 21st Amendment repealed a previous amendment--which one
18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Most Progressive political reform was designed to increase the power of this group of Americans
Voters
She opened a settlement House called Hull House
Jane Addams
This Progressive Era movement allowed workers to organize and bargain for better work conditions, hours, and pay
Labor Unions
T. Roosevelt's nickname in response to his aggressive work against illegal trusts
Trust Buster