Government agencies
Presidents
The drama of the 1912 election
Acts/Amendments/laws
Terms
100

What did the Department of Commerce and Labor (DOCL) do? It was eventually broken up into 2 separate agencies, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor. 

Designed to monitor corporations and ensure they engaged in fair labor practices

100

What were the 3 C's in Roosevelt's square deal?

-control of corporations

-consumer protection

-conservation of natural resources

100

Double Jeopardy

Who were the three main people running for president in the 1912 election?

Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson

Bonus Question: Who was the 4th candidate? Hint: He was a socialist and ran in 4 straight  elections.

100
Based on Upton Sinclair's book, this act mandated that the USDA inspect livestock before and after slaughter to ensure it is safe

Meat inspection Act

100

the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal

Prohibition

200

What System regulates the nation's banks, credit and money supply?

Federal Reserve System

200
Which president promoted his New Freedom program which attacked the "Triple wall of Privilege"?

Woodrow Wilson

200

Who won the 1912 elections and why?

Woodrow Wilson because Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican vote

200
Clarified the Sherman Act naming specific business tactics being illegal

Clayton Anti-trust Act (1914)

200

An agreement between producers and sellers of a product to set its price at a high level

Price-fixing
300

Government agency that investigates companies and prohibits unfair business practices like scamming consumers, enforcing anti-trust laws and stopping deceptive and fraudulent business practices specifically towards consumers

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

300

What are the 3 things in the "Triple Wall of Privilege"?

-tariffs

-Banks

-Trusts

300

Why did Theodore Roosevelt run for president again against the William Howard Taft when he recommended he run for the office previously?

-reversed or ignored environment protections

-Taft was too pro-business and didn't go after all Trusts, just the ones that he thought were bad


300

Allowed for companies engaged in illegal rebating to be charged heavily

Elkins Act

300

a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country paid by either the US company selling the goods or the US citizen buying the goods

Tariffs

400

This agency oversaw railroads to ensure fair rates, eliminate rate discrimination

Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)

400

Which President was both a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and President?

William Howard Taft

400

What was the name of the new party that Roosevelt founded to run against William Howard Taft

Bull Moose Party

400

This banned interstate sale of mislabeled or adulterated foods, drugs and liquors.

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
400
Refunding a buyer after he has paid the full list price for a product or service such as transportation to give a discount to certain buyers
Rebating
500

Which President tried to keep the US out of World War I and negotiated a peace treaty that included a plan for the League of Nations even though Congress declared War and then rejected US membership in the League.

Woodrow Wilson

500

Who got shot while giving a speech on the campaign trail and after deciding the injury was not fatal, decided to finish his speech

Theodore Roosevelt

500

Gave the government the power to regulate railroads by inspecting financial records, set fair rates and stop secret rebates

Hepburn Act (1906)

500

What was the name of the book that exposed the poor conditions of immigrant workers in meat slaughterhouses

Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle"

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