Journalist who investigated social conditions and political corruption
Who are Muckrakers?
100
This group went on strike in 1902 that wanted more pay and better working conditions. Roosevelt threated to send in the military if they didn't get back to work.
What is the United Miner Workers Union?
100
A private business group that works for personal profits
What is a syndicate?
100
Roosevelt's Independent Party.
What is the Bull Moose Party?
100
This Republican was elected as govenor of Wisconsin and used his office to attack the way political parties ran their conventions.
Who is Robert La Follette?
200
Allows a group of citizens to introduce legislation and to be voted on by the legislators.
What is initiative?
200
Roosevelt's reform policies that where every American citizen would recieve a "fair" deal.
What is the Square Deal?
200
Under Taft's administration, he was the Speaker of the House who helped pushed certain laws through, helping Taft.
Who is Joseph G. Cannon?
200
Created by President Wilson, this department had the power to investigate companies and issue, "cease and desist" orders against companies practicing unfair trade practices.
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
200
This law bans the manufacturing, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
What is prohibition?
300
Organization led by Carrie Catt, that wanted to promote social and political reforms for women.
What is the National American Woman Suffrage Associatin (NAWSA)?
300
Under the Department of Commerce and Labor, this department had the authority to investigate corportaions and issue reports on their activities.
What is the Bureau of Corporations?
300
A federal agency that is similar to the Bureau of Corporations that investigated and publicized problems with Child Labor.
What is the Children's Bureau?
300
A direct tax on earnings of individuals and corporations.
What is income tax?
300
His book, THE JUNGLE, brought awareness to the unsanitary conditions of slaughterhouses in Chicago.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
400
Type of progressivism that advocates child labor laws, health and safety codes, and prohibition.
What is Social Progressivism?
400
This Act prohibited the sale, manufacture, and distribution of consumers goods that were improperly labeled.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
400
This Act designed to cut tariffs actually raised the cost of consumers goods.
What is the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?
400
This tariff designed by Wilson, reduced the average tariff on imported goods to about 30% of their original value.
What is the Underwood Tariff?
400
Required federal inspection of meat sold through interstate commerce and required the Agriculture Department to set standards of cleanliness in meatpacking plants.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
500
Under Efficiency progressivism, this idea would allow a city's government to be divided into several departments, which would be placed under the control of an expert commissioner.
What is a commission plan?
500
He was appointed to head the U.S. Forest Service.
Who is Gifford Pinchot?
500
A corporate lawyer, who drew suspicion when he tried to make nearly 1 million acres of public forest and mineral reserves available for private development
Who is Richard A. Ballinger?
500
He is considered to be the founder of the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
500
This Act banned tying agreements, which required retailers who bought from one company to stop selling a competitors products.