Terms
support for or advocacy of social reform
Progressivism
Amendment that changed the way in which senators are elected
hint: made it a direct election of senators by voters
17th Amendment
Amendment that allowed for congress to levy a tax income from any source without apportioning it among the states and without regard to the census
16th Amendment
President who loved nature and made sure conservation was a top priority
Theodore Roosevelt
the right to vote in political elections
suffrage
President who changed his stance on women's suffrage and called for the passing of the 19th Amendment
Woodrow Wilson
Approximately how much money did the US government raise in its first year of using the new income tax?
$28.3 million
Book written by Upton Sinclair that influenced law makers by painting a detailed picture of Meat Packing Factories
"The Jungle"
Amendment that gave women the right to vote and it was ratified on August 18, 1920
19th Ammendment
Term that describes a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision
hint: can be used to repeal laws as well
Referendum
body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices
antitrust law
hint: it was a public health concern and brought women of all classes together over this issue
Birth Control
Fire on March 25, 1911 that is widely considered a pivotal moment in history, leading to the transformation of the labor code of New York State and to the adoption of fire safety measures
Triangle Fire
What does WCTU stand for
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Labor union leader who believed that monopolies were unnatural economic institutions that suppressed the competition necessary for progress improvement
Samuel Gompers
Term for people who made society aware of injustices
Muckraker
Prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the FDA to be formed.
Pure Food & Drug Act
18th Amendment
Professor who believed that large corporations and even monopolies were both inevitable and desirable because they could offer the country advantages that smaller companies could not
Benjamin Parke DeWitt
Author who brought a lot of attention to parks and conservation through his writing
John Muir