Established the popular election of US senators by the people of the states.
What is the 17th Amendment?
100
To remove an elected official from office
What is a recall?
100
Passed by Congress in 1914, prevents price discrimination, price fixing and unfair business practices
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
100
Case heard by SCOTUS in 1903. The court ruled 5-4 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, who had formed a monopoly, and to dissolve the company.
What is Northern Securities Company v. The United States?
100
Agency of the US Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompasses 193 million acres.
What is US Forest Service?
200
Makes it a crime to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
200
A method of voting that ensures that all votes are cast in secret, so that the voter is not influenced by any other individual
What is the secret ballot?
200
Prohibition of alcohol - manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment?
200
A third party movement that sprang up in the 1890s and drew support especially from disgruntled farmers, particularly known for advocating the unlimited coinage of silver.
What is the Populist Party?
200
Federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction. This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers.
What is the Hepburn Act?
300
Vocabulary term meaning to propose legislation by voters
What is initiative?
300
Founded by Oliver Kelley in 1867 to tackle economic and political issues concerning farmers.
What is the National Grange?
300
Federal law enacted in 1883 which established that positions within the federal government should be awarded based on merit instead of political affiliation
What is civil service reform?
300
Investigative journalists digging up dirt during the Progressive movement
Who are muckrakers?
400
Gave women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
400
To appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election
What are primary elections?
400
Established the central banking system of the United States and created the authority to issue the US dollar.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
400
Mark Twain and Anti-Imperialist reasons for opposing imperialism?
What is it opposes that foundations of our democracy/immoral?
400
Result of the Treaty of Paris
What is Spain ceding Guam and Puerto Rico, purchasing the Philippines for $20m, and acquiring Cuba as a protectorate?
500
Allows the federal government to levy (collect) an income from all Americans
What is the 16th Amendment?
500
Voters can repeal legislation
What is a referendum?
500
Reclamation Act that set up irrigation systems, meant to renew the damage done from industry.
What is the Newlands Act?
500
2 out of 4 reasons for imperialism/expansionism
What is commercial necessity, redeemer nation, social Darwinism, and frontier mentality ... would also take power/prestige?
500
Areas the United States acquired or gained influence in during Imperialism (name 6)
What is Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Panama, China, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, Midway?