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People vote privately without fear of coercion
Secret ballot
Her final public statement "Failure is Impossible".
Susan B. Anthony
journalists who exposed the filth of society
Muckrakers
She founded the WCTU, a powerful force for temperance and for the rights of women
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
voters select a party's candidates for public office
Direct primary
A powerful platform to publicize the important issues and seek support for his policies.
Bully pulpit
allows citizens to propose new laws
Initiative
a conservationist who came up with the word conservation to describe the need to protect the country's natural environment.
Gifford Pinchot
allows citizens to vote on a proposed or existing law
Referendum
Who headed the WTCU
Lillian Wald
This law forced landlords to install lighting in public hallways and to provide at least one toilet for every two families.
Tenement Act
Who was the 25th president of the United States and was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz
William McKinley
voters elect their senators directly
17th amendment
The 26th President of the United and the youngest at the age of 42
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1906, this law gave ICC power to set maximum railroad rates. It also gave the ICC the power to regulate other companies that were engaged in interstate commerce.
The Hepburn Act
A naturalist who played a pivotal role in convincing the government to protect and preserve Yosemite National Park.
John Muir
allows voters to remove an elected official from office.
Recall
In 1903, Congress passed this law which prohibited railroads from accepting rebates.
Elkins Act
A ban on making, selling, and distributing alcoholic beverages.
Prohibition
Fonder of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, believed the federal government had a responsibility to tend to the well being of children.
Lillian Wald
This law prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
18th amendment
In 1902, it allowed the federal government to create irrigation projects to make dry lands productive.
Newlands Reclamation Act
His promise revealed his belief that the needs of workers, business, and consumers should be balanced.
Square Deal
This law gave African American the right to vote
15th amendment
He wrote the book "The Jungle" and expose unsanitary practices at the meatpacking factory
Upton Sinclair