Laws & Amendments
This amendment established a federal income tax.
16th Amendment
These journalists exposed corruption and social problems.
Muckrakers
This president was known for his “Square Deal.”
Theodore Roosevelt
This reformer worked to improve conditions for the poor through settlement houses.
Jane Addams
This system allowed voters to propose laws directly.
Initiative
This amendment allowed citizens to directly elect U.S. senators.
17th Amendment
This writer exposed the meatpacking industry in The Jungle.
Upton Sinclair
This president used “dollar diplomacy” to influence other countries.
William Howard Taft
This organization fought for women’s suffrage.
NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association)
This system allowed voters remove an official from their position
Recall
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This law improved food and drug safety after public outrage.
Pure Food and Drug Act
This president supported the “New Freedom” program.
Woodrow Wilson
This leader used more aggressive tactics for women’s voting rights.
Alice Paul
This act created a central banking system in the U.S.
Federal Reserve Act
This amendment created Prohibition by banning alcohol.
18th Amendment
This muckraker exposed how poor people were living in the book "How the Other Half Lives"
Jacob Riis
This policy involved breaking up monopolies to increase competition.
Trust-busting
This movement aimed to limit or ban alcohol consumption.
The Temperance Movement
This concept describes government regulation to protect consumers and workers.
Progressivism
These three reforms allowed voters a greater voice in government and lawmaking
Initiative, Recall, Referendum
This muckraker exposed political corruption in cities like New York.
Lincoln Steffens
This act strengthened earlier antitrust laws and protected labor unions.
Clayton Antitrust Act
This type of reform focused on improving working conditions, especially for women and children.
labor reforms (or child labor laws)
This system allowed voters to approve or reject laws.
Referendum