Progressive Amendments
This group of constitutional amendments was passed in the early 1900s to advance the goals of reformers.
What are the progressive amendments?
This president supported conservation efforts by creating over 100 million acres of national parks
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Progressives advocated for reforms to solve society’s problems. They believed this entity should play a more active role in this effort
What is the government?
Corrupt political officials would would use this to misuse funds for personal gain
What is Graft?
This nickname was given to Theodore Roosevelt after he initiated anti-trust lawsuits against Northern Securities Co. and other large corporations.
Who was the “Trust Buster”?
This amendment required U.S. senators to be directly elected by voters.
What is the 17th Amendment?
Theodore Roosevelt believed every man deserved this, balancing the interests of workers, business and consumers
What was the Square Deal?
These investigative journalists influenced American society by publishing books and articles about the problems brought by industrialization.
What are muckrakers?
This reform allowed voters to remove corrupt leaders from office even if their term had not yet expired.
What is the Recall?
Laws such as this were designed to protect consumers from corporate abuse. This law placed regulations on the food industry in the United States
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
This amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Started by William Howard Taft, this government agency investigated and publicized problems with child labor
What is the Children’s Bureau?
The Meat Inspection Act was passed to regulate the meat industry as a result of this book.
What is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?
These two reforms gave the people a direct say in what laws were passed in their state
What are the Referendum and Initiative?
Theodore Roosevelt used this law to limit the power of monopolies
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
This amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This law, signed by Woodrow Wilson, attempted to stabilize the economy by creating an agency that controls interest rates and regulates the money supply.
What was the Federal Reserve Act?
This event in 1911 led to the deaths of 146 workers due to a lack of safety standards
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
This reform allowed the people to choose their party's candidates rather than the party bosses.
What is the Direct Primary?
This government department was established to protect America’s 35 national parks and preserve its natural resources
What is the National Parks Service?
This amendment established a federal income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
In an effort to protect consumers, Woodrow Wislon signed this agency into law that monitors business practices and tries to prevent unfair trade practices.
What was the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
With limited housing options, factory workers were often forced to live in these buildings that consisted of overcrowded, small apartments with no windows, plumbing or heat.
What are tenement buildings?
This law attempted to stop elected officials from appointing unqualified candidates to public jobs based on their loyalty by requiring all public officials to pass a civil service exam.
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act?
This reform attempted to protect workers by providing financial support for workers injured on the job
What is workman’s compensation?