Vocab
Voters can select their party candidates
Primary
This Amendment allowed Congress to establish the first federal income tax
16th Amendment
The muckracker Idea B. Wells, did work to help end this humanitarian crisis in southern American states and led to laws being created against it.
Lynchings
Who was the New York City phographer and journalist that helped expose the harsh realities of NYC tenement living?
Jacob Riis
Who was the first president to use the Sherman Antitrust Act to Break up a monopoly?
Teddy Roosevelt
Voters can remove elected officials from office
Recall
This amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture, possession, or consumption of alcohol.
18th Amendment
In what part of the country did women find the most success gaining the right to vote at the state level?
The West
The journalist Upton Sinclair wrote a book exposing the horrors of the meat packing industry. What was the name of this book?
The Jungle
What happened to the Republican vote in the election of 1912?
It was split between Roosevelt and Taft, costing them both the election
Voters can propose bills to the legislature/government
Initiative
This amendment granted women's suffrage (the right to vote)
19th Amendment
Why did some immigrants support political machines like Tammany Hall in NYC?
They provided jobs and essentials to incoming immigrants.
Who was the famous political cartoonis that helped expose coruption in New York City?
Thomas Nast
What did Teddy call his plan to give everybody a fair chance?
The Square Deal
Voters can vote directly on a bill
Referendum
This Amendment allowed for the direct election of senators.
17th Amendment
According to the Progressive DBQ, describe the working conditions of the Breaker Boys.
Dirty, Loud, Dangerous, Unhealthy, and long hours.
Political cartoons led to this famous political "boss" going to prison for stealing lots of money from tax payers?
William "Boss" Tweed
What president passed the Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
Woodrow Wilson
These were reform-minded journalists and members of the press, who worked to promote reform and change.
Muckrakers
Which of the amendments sets term limits for Presidents and Vice-Presidents?
20th Amendment
Woodrow Wilson supported the FTC to help regulate the economy. What does FTC stand for?
Federal Trade Commission
This woman, was a very large figure in the women's suffrage movement and opened the famous tenement house called the "Hull House"
Jane Addams
This President started the The Children's Bureau that was in charge of protecting children from child labor.
William Howard Taft